Dick Reynolds

This is the coach profile for Dick Reynolds, born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria in 1915. Coached Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning four premierships with Essendon (1942, 1946, 1949, 1950). Coached West Torrens in the SANFL. Dick Reynolds also played for Essendon.

Coach Details

Name: Richard Reynolds
Full Name: Richard Sylvannus Reynolds
Alias: Dick Reynolds
DOB: 20/06/1915
POB: Moonee Ponds, Victoria
DOD: 02/09/2002

Coach History

Full Team History: Essendon, West Torrens
Total Matches: 477
VFL/AFL Team History: Essendon (1939-1960)
VFL/AFL Matches: 415
SANFL Team History: West Torrens (1961-1963)
SANFL Matches: 62

Coach Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 12th coach to debut for Essendon in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Coached: 415 matches coached for Essendon in the VFL/AFL (1939-1960)
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1942, 1946, 1949, 1950 premierships won with Essendon in the VFL/AFL
SANFL Matches Coached: 62 matches coached for West Torrens in the SANFL (1961-1963)

Relatives Details

Grandparents

  • James Thompson (b. 1828, d. 1897) - maternal grandfather
  • Anne Thompson (née Gardiner) (b. 1839, d. 1891) - maternal grandmother

    • Parents

  • William Meader Reynolds (b. 1886, d. 1940) - father
  • Mary James Reynolds (née Thompson) (b. 1885, d. 1941) - mother

    • Siblings

  • Thomas Partridge Reynolds (b. 1917, d. 2002) - brother

    • Other (Blood Relatives)

  • Doris Edna Oppy (née Watson) (b. 1895, d. 1967) - maternal cousin
  • Elizabeth Thorn Watson (née Thompson) (b. 1864, d. 1957) - maternal aunt

    Distant (Blood Relatives)

  • Grant Maxwell Oppy (b. 1950) - 6th degree
  • James Watson Oppy (b. 1921, d. 2011) - 5th degree
  • William Maxwell Oppy (b. 1924, d. 2008) - 5th degree