Billy Dedman

Billy Dedman
Billy Dedman
	Dedman wearing his Norwood guernsey in 1879
Personal information
Full name	William Hine James Dedman
Nickname(s)	Doddy
Date of birth	10 September 1854
Place of birth	Campbell Town, Van Diemen's Land
Date of death	24 July 1920 (aged 65)
Place of death	East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s)	Carlton United
Playing career
Years	Club
1871, 1873–1876	Carlton
1877, 1880	South Adelaide
1878–1880	Norwood
Total
Career highlights
	4x Carlton premiership player (1871, 1873–1875); Victorian leading goal-kicker (1876); SAFA leading goal-kicker (1877); South Adelaide premiership player (1877); 3x Norwood premiership player (1878–1880); 2x Norwood leading goal-kicker (1878–1879); 2x South Adelaide leading goal-kicker (1877, 1880);
	Source: AustralianFootball.com

William Hine James Dedman (10 September 1854 – 24 July 1920) was an Australian rules footballer for Carlton in the pre-VFA era and for South Adelaide and Norwood in the SAFA.

In 1876, whilst playing for Carlton, he kicked 18 goals across all matches, the most in the colony of Victoria for the year.