Wally Dittmar

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Wally Dittmar
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Personal information
Full name Wallace John Dittmar
Date of birth 1934
Place of birth South Australia
Date of death 31 December 1982 [1]
Place of death Adelaide
Original team(s) Port Adelaide
Position(s) Full Forward
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1952–1963 Port Adelaide 79 [2]
Representative team honours
YearsTeamGames (Goals)
South Australia 6
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Wally Dittmar was an Australian rules footballer for the Port Adelaide Football Club.

Coaching

After retiring from playing Wally Dittmar coached at Rosewater [3] and Loxton. [4]

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References

  1. "Memorial-Details".
  2. "Australian Football – wally dittmar – Player Bio". Australianfootball.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  3. "Wally Dittmar". Rosewaterfc.com.au. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  4. "RFL Whillas Medalists". Loxtonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 22 November 2014.