William Henry John Sneazwell (3 April 1906 – 14 December 1967) was a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

William (Bill) Sneazwell
Sneazwell during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name William Henry John Sneazwell
Date of birth (1906-04-03)3 April 1906
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 14 December 1967(1967-12-14) (aged 61)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Thornbury CYMS
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–1928 Collingwood 20 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1928.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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The son of Henry Bow Sneazwell (1882-1941),[2] and Mary Frances Sneazwell (1876-1970), née O'Connor, William Henry John Sneazwell was born at South Melbourne, Victoria on 3 April 1906.

He married Eileen Mary Keenan (1908-1932) in 1928.[3]

He married Veronica Hanlon (1915-2001) on 22 March 1941;[4] their son, Anthony Howard "Tony" Sneazwell (1942-),[5] a former champion Australian high jumper, competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.

Death

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He died, of lymphoma, at St Vincent's Hospital, in Fitzroy on 14 December 1967.[6]

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References

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  • 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.
  • Sharland, W.S., "Sneazwell, of Tornbury pleases Collingwood folk", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 3 September 1927), p.6
  • Second World War Nominal Roll: Signalman William Henry Sneazwell, Department of Veterans' Affairs
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