The son of Richmond City Councillor, Charles Osborne Luff (1851-1922),[2] and Charlotte Luff (1854-1943), née Entwhistle,[3] William John Luff was born on 15 January 1886.
He was a "tall, lightly-built" half-back flanker, "who was a fine high mark [and] possessed sound judgement and a good football brain".[5]
Richmond (VFA)Edit
Along with his brother Jim, Luff played for Richmond in the VFA competition from 1905 to 1907.
Richmond (VFL)Edit
Richmond entered the VFL competition in 1908; and Luff played with 39 senior games for Richmond over three seasons (1908-1910). He was the first Richmond (VFL) footballer to represent Victoria — he played three games for Victoria in the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival of 1908.
^Football: Victorian Association: Permits Granted, The Age, (Friday, 28 April 1911), p.10.
^Metropolitan Amateur Association, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 June 1914), p.22.
ReferencesEdit
Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN0-646-18748-1
Holmesby, R. & Main, J., The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (Tenth Edition), BAS Publishing, (Seaford, Victoria), 2014. ISBN978-1-921496-32-5
External linksEdit
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Bill Luff Sr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables
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bill, luff, william, john, luff, january, 1886, september, 1952, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, richmond, victorian, football, league, bill, luffluff, 1910personal, informationfull, namewilliam, john, luffdate, birth, 1886, january, 1886place, bi. William John Luff 15 January 1886 6 September 1952 was an Australian rules footballer who played with the Richmond in the Victorian Football League VFL 1 Bill LuffLuff in 1910Personal informationFull nameWilliam John LuffDate of birth 1886 01 15 15 January 1886Place of birthHawthorn VictoriaDate of death6 September 1952 1952 09 06 aged 66 Place of deathBlackburn VictoriaOriginal team s Richmond ImperialsHeight191 cm 6 ft 3 in Weight73 kg 161 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1908 10Richmond39 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Family 2 Football 2 1 Richmond VFA 2 2 Richmond VFL 2 3 Prahran VFA 2 4 Beverley MAFA 3 See also 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 External linksFamily EditThe son of Richmond City Councillor Charles Osborne Luff 1851 1922 2 and Charlotte Luff 1854 1943 nee Entwhistle 3 William John Luff was born on 15 January 1886 He married Sarah Ross 1888 1976 in 1909 Their son William Norman Charles Luff a k a Bill Luff played with Camberwell in the VFA and then with Essendon in the VFL He died on 6 September 1952 4 Football EditHe was a tall lightly built half back flanker who was a fine high mark and possessed sound judgement and a good football brain 5 Richmond VFA Edit Along with his brother Jim Luff played for Richmond in the VFA competition from 1905 to 1907 Richmond VFL Edit Richmond entered the VFL competition in 1908 and Luff played with 39 senior games for Richmond over three seasons 1908 1910 He was the first Richmond VFL footballer to represent Victoria he played three games for Victoria in the Jubilee Australasian Football Carnival of 1908 Prahran VFA Edit He transferred to Prahran in 1911 6 Beverley MAFA Edit In 1914 he was cleared from Prahran to the Beverley Football Club in the Metropolitan Amateur Football Association 7 See also Edit1908 Melbourne CarnivalFootnotes Edit Holmesby amp Main 2014 p 531 Deaths Luff The Age Wednesday 10 May 1922 p 1 Deaths Luff The Age Saturday 13 May 1922 p 11 Deaths Luff The Age Wednesday 4 August 1943 p 6 Deaths Luff The Argus Monday 8 September 1952 p 14 Deaths Luff The Argus Monday 8 September 1952 p 7 Hogan 1996 p 128 Football Victorian Association Permits Granted The Age Friday 28 April 1911 p 10 Metropolitan Amateur Association The Argus Saturday 27 June 1914 p 22 References EditHogan P The Tigers Of Old Richmond FC Melbourne 1996 ISBN 0 646 18748 1 Holmesby R amp Main J The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers every AFL VFL player since 1897 Tenth Edition BAS Publishing Seaford Victoria 2014 ISBN 978 1 921496 32 5External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bill Luff Sr Bill Luff Sr s playing statistics from AFL Tables Bill Luff Sr at AustralianFootball com This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1886 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Luff Sr amp oldid 1123055441, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
