Horace Edmonds
Australian rules footballer, born 1908
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Horace Stephens 'Tubby' Edmonds (23 December 1908 – 18 July 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL between 1929 and 1934 for the Collingwood Football Club, between 1934 and 1935 for the Richmond Football Club and one game for the Footscray Football Club in 1937.[1]
Diamond Creek, Victoria
Bundoora, Victoria
| Horrie Edmonds | |||
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Edmonds during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Horace Stephens Edmonds | ||
| Nickname | Tubby | ||
| Born |
23 December 1908 Diamond Creek, Victoria | ||
| Died |
18 July 1975 (aged 66) Bundoora, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Middle Park CYMS (CYMSFA)/ Diamond Creek | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 84.5 kg (186 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929–1934 | Collingwood | 79 (124) | |
| 1934–1935 | Richmond | 30 (20) | |
| 1937 | Footscray | 1 (0) | |
| Total | 110 (144) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Neil Flower Edmonds (1871–1918),[2] and Johannah "Annie" Edmonds (1873–1951), née Long, later Mrs. William Merriman,[3] Horace Stephens Edmonds was born at Diamond Creek, Victoria on 23 December 1908.
Horace Edmonds married to Jessie Adeline Williams (1910–1993) in 1931. They had two sons, William (1938-2021) and Robert (1946–2006). Robert played a short time for Richmond Reserves.
Football
Recognition
He was awarded a Richmond Life Membership posthumously in 2018.
