Bill Harburn, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Harburn

English footballer, Australian soccer player

Date of Birth: 19-Nov-1923

Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1970

Profession: association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Nicholson Harburn (19 November 1923 – 15 October 1970) was a footballer who played in the Football League for Darlington and in non-league football for several clubs in the north-east of England.
After emigrating to Australia, he played for Hakoah in the Victorian State League and was a member of Australia's squad for the 1956 Olympics.
He began his career as a centre forward, later played at wing half and finished up at full back. He was one of 35 workers killed when a section of the West Gate Bridge in Melbourne collapsed while under construction in 1970.