fullname heightweight death_date years clubs birth_place position statsend coachyears originalteam birth_date nickname coachclubs article_title name
william george wells 175 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 76 & nbsp 16 march 2013 1939 1949 1949 1950 1951 1952 -- 1953 -- 1944 1944 -- 1945 1946 1947 1948 north melbourne williamstown maryborough williamstown redan melbourne st kilda williamstown murtoa east ballarat port brunswick , victoria forward 1953 1947 1948 1950 east coburg 8 november 1920 bomber murtoa east ballarat maryborough bill wells -lrb- footballer -rrb-
 bill `` bomber '' wells
bill wells -lrb- footballer -rrb-

william george `` bill '' wells -lrb- also known as bomber wells , 8 november 1920 -- 16 march 2013 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with north melbourne and st kilda in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
he was injured during the war and told he was expected to spend the remainder of his life in a wheelchair , but made a successful comeback .
after leaving the vfl he played for various clubs , including three stints with williamstown in the victorian football association -lrb- vfa -rrb- .
he also coached in the wimmera football league and ballarat football league .
