Dick Reynolds

This is the player profile for Dick Reynolds, born in Moonee Ponds, Victoria in 1915. Played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL, winning four premierships with Essendon (1942, 1946, 1949, 1950). Represented Victoria at national football carnivals / championships. Dick Reynolds also coached Essendon and West Torrens.

Player Details

Name: Richard Reynolds
Full Name: Richard Sylvannus Reynolds
Alias: Dick Reynolds
DOB: 20/06/1915
POB: Moonee Ponds, Victoria
DOD: 02/09/2002
Height: 179cm
Weight: 82kg

Player History

Full Team History: Essendon
Total Matches (Goals): 320 (442)
VFL/AFL Team History: Essendon (1933-1951)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 320 (442)
Football Carnival Representation: Victoria (1937)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 448th player to debut for Essendon in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 320 matches played for Essendon in the VFL/AFL (1933-1951), with 223 as captain
VFL/AFL Premierships: 1942 (c), 1946 (c), 1949 (c), 1950 (c) premierships won with Essendon in the VFL/AFL
Football Carnival Representation: Victoria

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