Syd Tims | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sydney Victor Tims | ||
Date of birth | 12 November 1914 | ||
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 30 May 1962 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | Huntingdale, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Port Melbourne | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1938–1939 | South Melbourne | 19 (18) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Sydney Victor Tims (12 November 1914 – 30 May 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
The son of John Tims (1875-1955), and Emily Edith Jane Tims (1877-1966), née Critch, Sydney Victor Tims was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 12 November 1914.
He married Queenie Cowell at Port Melbourne on 20 June 1933. [2] [3] [4] He married Mabel Veronica Hand (1913-1973) in 1954. [5]
He played in 16 matches (9 goals) for Port Melbourne in the VFA over two seasons (1936 and 1937). [6]
He played in 19 matches (18 goals) for South Melbourne in the VFL over two seasons (1938 and 1939). [7]
He was the honorary secretary of the Port Melbourne Cricket Club in the 1940s and 1950s.
Tims served in the Australian Army during World War II. [8]
He died at his residence in Huntingdale, Victoria on 30 May 1962. [9]