Wally Guy

Australian rules footballer, born 1910

Australian rules footballer
Wally Guy
Personal information
Full name Walter Leslie Guy
Date of birth (1910-10-25)25 October 1910
Date of death 28 March 1978(1978-03-28) (aged 67)
Original team(s) Carrum
Position(s) on ball
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1934 North Melbourne 8 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Walter Leslie Guy (25 October 1910 – 28 March 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

One of the nine children of Willie Guy (1886–1946),[2][3] and Ruby May Guy (1889–1960), née Sawyer, Walter Leslie Guy was born on 25 October 1910.

His youngest brother, Eric Arthur Guy (1932–1991) played for St Kilda Football Club. A nephew, Gary Guy (1952–), the son of another of his brothers, Ivan, played for the Melbourne Football Club.

Football

He was cleared from Carrum Football Club to North Melbourne Football Club on 20 June 1934.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.349.
  2. ^ Deaths: Guy, The Argus, (Monday, 28 October 1946), p.2.
  3. ^ Funeral Notices: Guy, The Age, (Monday, 28 October 1946), p.11.
  4. ^ 'Forward', "League Permits", The Age, (Thursday, 21 JUne 1934), p.5.

References

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  • Wally Guy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
  • Wally Guy at AustralianFootball.com
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