William John Pardon (25 September 1903 – 17 November 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.686.
Family The son of John Albert Pardon (1877-1947),Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Thursday, 30 October 1947), p.7. and Francesca "Frances" Pardon (1875-1931), née Brocchi,Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Tuesday, 1 September 1931), p.1. 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, he attended pre-season training with Collingwood in 1924.
Pardon debuted for Collingwood against Richmond at the Punt Road Oval in round eight on Saturday, 14th June 1924.
Death He died at Parkville, Victoria on 17 November 1969.Deaths: Pardon, The Age, (Tuesday, 18 November 1969), p.21.
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References
Castlemaine Preparations, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 4 April 1931), p.54.
External links
Billy Pardon's profile at Collingwood Forever