Athol Tymms

Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms (21 February 1886 – 21 November 1949) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Athol Tymms
Tymms in 1910
Personal information
Full name Athol Stanley Mortimer Tymms
Date of birth (1886-02-21)21 February 1886
Place of birth Essendon, Victoria
Date of death 21 November 1949(1949-11-21) (aged 63)
Place of death Armadale, Victoria
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905 Essendon 03 0(1)
1908–1913 University 60 (29)
Total 63 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1913.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Football career

Tymms attended Melbourne Grammar and debuted with the Essendon Football Club in 1905.[1] Born in Essendon, he played three games for the club.

After two seasons out of the VFL, he returned to the league with University for the 1908 season, going on to play 60 games with the club until 1913.[2]

Post-playing career

After the 1913 season Tymms retired to focus on his career as a medical practitioner, studying to become a surgeon.[2][3] He died at his home in Armadale in 1949 at the age of 63.[4]

References
  1. "THE ATHLETE". Weekly Times (1, 863). Victoria, Australia. 22 April 1905. p. 14.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 657. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
  3. "COMMENCEMENT DAY". The Argus (21, 748). Victoria, Australia. 10 April 1916. p. 4.
  4. "Family Notices". The Argus (32, 191). Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1949. p. 13.


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