Bill Killiby
Australian rugby league footballer
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Bill Killiby (16 January 1911 – 9 May 1979) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
Bill Killiby. 1933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | William John Reginald Killiby | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 January 1911 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 May 1979 (aged 68) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ned Goddard (uncle) | |||||||||||||||||||||
He played three seasons of first grade with St George Dragons between 1933-1935 and retired at the end of the 1940 season in Reserve Grade.
Killiby played lock-forward in the 1933 Grand Final against Newtown.[1] Killiby's last game was on 30 August 1940 in the Reserve Grade Grand Final in which St. George Dragons won 29–10.[2]
War service
Killiby served with the Australian Army in New Guinea in World War II. He was discharged due to injury in October 1944.[3]
Death
Killiby died on 9 May 1979.[4]
