About Bill Thripp
Lived 1940 – 2007 (aged 67). Bill Thripp was an australian rules football player.
Bill Thripp (26 January 1940 – 15 February 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Thripp, the father of Sydney utility Terry, was recruited from Richmond Scouts. He played as a centre half back in the Collingwood team which lost the 1960 VFL Grand Final.
He later coached the Warners Bay Bulldogs in the Newcastle Australian Football League and steered them to a maiden premiership in 1984, going through the entire season undefeated.
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Who was Bill Thripp?
Australian rules footballer
When was Bill Thripp born?
Bill Thripp was born on 26 January 1940.
When did Bill Thripp die?
Bill Thripp died on 15 February 2007.
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Bill Thripp was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Bill Thripp. https://biography.guide/bill-thripp/
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