Billy Pardon Explained

William John Pardon (25 September 1903 – 17 November 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John Albert Pardon (1877-1947),^[2] and Francesca "Frances" Pardon (1875-1931), née Brocchi,^[3] William John Pardon was born at Daylesford, Victoria on 25 September 1903.

He married Delza May Lupton (1909-2004) in 1929.

Football

Recruited from the Red Cliffs Football Club in the Mildura and District Football League.

Death

He died at Parkville, Victoria on 17 November 1969.^[4]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
• Castlemaine Preparations, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 4 April 1931), p.54.

External links

• • • Billy Pardon's profile at Collingwood Forever

Notes and References

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.686.
2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206050462 Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Thursday, 30 October 1947), p.7.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204338961 Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Tuesday, 1 September 1931), p.1.
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ieFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rZADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7152%2C3943208 Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 November 1969), p.21.