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'''William John "Nipper" Truscott, Jr.''' (born 9 October 1886 in [[Lithgow]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]; died 20 June 1966 in [[Bayswater]], [[London]], [[England]]) was an Australian sportsman. He played over 300 games of [[Australian rules football]] for [[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]] in the [[Goldfields Football League]] (GFL) and {{WAFL EF}} in the [[West Australian Football League]], and represented Western Australia at football, cricket and lawn bowls. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1996.
'''William John "Nipper" Truscott Jr.''' (9 October 1886 in [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]], New South Wales &ndash; 20 June 1966 in [[East Fremantle, Western Australia]]<ref>[http://www2.mcb.wa.gov.au/NameSearch/details.php?id=FC00001223 Cemetery record]</ref>) was an Australian sportsman. He played over 300 games of [[Australian rules football]] for [[Mines Rovers Football Club|Mines Rovers]] in the [[Goldfields Football League]] (GFL) and {{WAFL|EF}} in the [[West Australian Football League]], and represented Western Australia at football, cricket and lawn bowls. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]] in 1996.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born to Susannah (née Strickland) and William John Truscott in [[Lithgow]], Truscott grew up in [[Sydney]] where he played [[rugby union|rugby football]]. He moved with his family to [[Kalgoorlie]] on the [[Goldfields-Esperance|Western Australian Goldfields]] at the age of 14, and began playing for the Trafalgar Football Club's junior side.
Born to Susannah (née Strickland) and William John Truscott in [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]], Truscott grew up in [[Sydney]] where he played [[rugby union|rugby football]]. He moved with his family to [[Kalgoorlie]] on the [[Goldfields-Esperance|Western Australian Goldfields]] at the age of 14, and began playing for the Trafalgar Football Club's junior side.


==Football career==
==Football career==
Truscott was a durable rover (175&nbsp;cm, 66&nbsp;kg), who played to age 41. [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]] born Truscott was a doyen of West Australian football, and an all round sportsman, once representing [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]] in a [[first-class cricket]] match as a wicket-keeper and also playing [[bowls]]. Partnered by Harry Snook, he won an Australian pairs bowls title in 1955.
Truscott was a durable rover (175&nbsp;cm, 66&nbsp;kg), who played to age 41. [[Lithgow, New South Wales|Lithgow]] born Truscott was a doyen of West Australian football, and an all round sportsman, once representing [[Western Warriors|Western Australia]] in a [[first-class cricket]] match as a wicket-keeper and also playing [[bowls]]. Partnered by Harry Snook, he won an Australian pairs bowls title in 1955.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article266316464 |title=Fresh Laurels Come At Sixty-Nine |newspaper=[[The Daily News (Perth)|The Daily News]] |volume=LXXIII |issue=24,462 |location=Western Australia |date=20 April 1955 |accessdate=14 September 2023 |page=24 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


Nicknamed 'Nipper' as a boy for his quickness in [[Rugby Union]], he grew up in [[Sydney]], only taking up Australian rules football when his family moved to the goldfields in [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia]] in 1899. He was an exceptional player for Mines Rovers club at a time when the Goldfields League was considered to be almost the equal of any other league in the country. Truscott was chosen to represent Western Australia in the [[1908 Melbourne Carnival|1908 national carnival]] side – the first of his record five carnival appearances over 18 years.
Nicknamed 'Nipper' as a boy for his quickness in [[Rugby Union]], he grew up in [[Sydney]], only taking up Australian rules football when his family moved to the goldfields in [[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia]] in 1899. He was an exceptional player for Mines Rovers club at a time when the Goldfields League was considered to be almost the equal of any other league in the country. Truscott was chosen to represent Western Australia in the [[1908 Melbourne Carnival|1908 national carnival]] side – the first of his record five carnival appearances over 18 years.


Having married in 1912 he then moved to [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] where he became a postmaster. He commenced in the 1913 season with the [[East Fremantle Football Club]], and quickly established himself as the WAFL's leading centreman. His ability to pass the ball (always with a drop kick) accurately to team mates was a feature of his play. He played in three premiership teams and in seven that were runners-up. He later acted as coach, club and State selector, club secretary and delegate.
Having married in 1912 he then moved to [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] where he became a postmaster. He commenced in the 1913 season with the [[East Fremantle Football Club]], and quickly established himself as the WAFL's leading centreman. His ability to pass the ball (always with a drop kick) accurately to teammates was a feature of his play. He played in three premiership teams and in seven that were runners-up. He later acted as coach, club and State selector, club secretary and delegate.


Truscott died at the age of 79, on 20 June 1966 in [[London, England]]. He was an inaugural member of the Western Australian Institute's Hall of Fame in August 1985, and in the same year he was listed in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.
Truscott died at the age of 79, on 20 June 1966 in [[Western Australia]]. He was an inaugural member of the Western Australian Institute's Hall of Fame in August 1985, and in the same year he was listed in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.


Truscott was made a member of the [[Fremantle Football Club]] created [[Fremantle Football Hall of Legends]] in 1996. In 2004 he was awarded Legend Status in the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]]. The Nipper Truscott Pavilion at [[East Fremantle Oval]] – site of the first [[Australian Football League|AFL]] game for the Fremantle club – is named in his honor.
Truscott was made a member of the [[Fremantle Football Club]] created [[Fremantle Football Hall of Legends]] in 1996. In 2004 he was awarded Legend Status in the [[West Australian Football Hall of Fame]]. The Nipper Truscott Pavilion at [[East Fremantle Oval]] is named in his honour.
In 1996 Truscott was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].
In 1996 Truscott was inducted into the [[Australian Football Hall of Fame]].
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[1908 Melbourne Carnival]]
* [[1908 Melbourne Carnival]]
* [[List of Western Australia first-class cricketers]]


== References ==
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
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* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=John |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=The Australian Football Hall of Fame |year=1999 |publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers |location=Australia |isbn=0-7322-6426-X | pages=129}}

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* {{cite book |last=Ross |first=John |title=The Australian Football Hall of Fame |year=1999 |publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers |location=Australia |isbn=0-7322-6426-X | pages=129}}
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120304b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120304b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography]
* [http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx AFL: Hall of Fame]
* [http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx AFL: Hall of Fame] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042351/http://prod.www.afl.cfour.com.au/Season2007/Awards/HallofFame/Players/tabid/856/Default.aspx |date=28 September 2007 }}
*[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8069.html Cricinfo profile]
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/australia/content/player/8069.html Cricinfo profile]
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 9 October 1886
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
| DATE OF DEATH = 20 June 1966
| PLACE OF DEATH = Bayswater, London, England
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 30 December 2024

William "Nipper" Truscott
Personal information
Date of birth (1886-10-09)9 October 1886
Place of birth Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death 20 June 1966(1966-06-20) (aged 79)
Place of death East Fremantle, Western Australia
Original team(s) Trafalgar juniors
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Position(s) Rover, forward pocket
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1907–12 Mines Rovers unknown
1913–24 East Fremantle 202 (90)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
1908–24 Western Australia 16 (2)
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1925–26 East Fremantle 37 (24–13–0)
1934–35 Perth 41 (18–23–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 1924.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1935.
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

William John "Nipper" Truscott Jr. (9 October 1886 in Lithgow, New South Wales – 20 June 1966 in East Fremantle, Western Australia[1]) was an Australian sportsman. He played over 300 games of Australian rules football for Mines Rovers in the Goldfields Football League (GFL) and East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League, and represented Western Australia at football, cricket and lawn bowls. He was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

Early life

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Born to Susannah (née Strickland) and William John Truscott in Lithgow, Truscott grew up in Sydney where he played rugby football. He moved with his family to Kalgoorlie on the Western Australian Goldfields at the age of 14, and began playing for the Trafalgar Football Club's junior side.

Football career

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Truscott was a durable rover (175 cm, 66 kg), who played to age 41. Lithgow born Truscott was a doyen of West Australian football, and an all round sportsman, once representing Western Australia in a first-class cricket match as a wicket-keeper and also playing bowls. Partnered by Harry Snook, he won an Australian pairs bowls title in 1955.[2]

Nicknamed 'Nipper' as a boy for his quickness in Rugby Union, he grew up in Sydney, only taking up Australian rules football when his family moved to the goldfields in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia in 1899. He was an exceptional player for Mines Rovers club at a time when the Goldfields League was considered to be almost the equal of any other league in the country. Truscott was chosen to represent Western Australia in the 1908 national carnival side – the first of his record five carnival appearances over 18 years.

Having married in 1912 he then moved to Perth where he became a postmaster. He commenced in the 1913 season with the East Fremantle Football Club, and quickly established himself as the WAFL's leading centreman. His ability to pass the ball (always with a drop kick) accurately to teammates was a feature of his play. He played in three premiership teams and in seven that were runners-up. He later acted as coach, club and State selector, club secretary and delegate.

Truscott died at the age of 79, on 20 June 1966 in Western Australia. He was an inaugural member of the Western Australian Institute's Hall of Fame in August 1985, and in the same year he was listed in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.

Truscott was made a member of the Fremantle Football Club created Fremantle Football Hall of Legends in 1996. In 2004 he was awarded Legend Status in the West Australian Football Hall of Fame. The Nipper Truscott Pavilion at East Fremantle Oval is named in his honour.

In 1996 Truscott was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Cemetery record
  2. ^ "Fresh Laurels Come At Sixty-Nine". The Daily News. Vol. LXXIII, no. 24, 462. Western Australia. 20 April 1955. p. 24. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.

References

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