Merv Dihm, Date of Birth

    

Merv Dihm

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1933

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Merv Dihm

  • Mervyn "Merv" Dihm (born 16 September 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). While serving at naval air station HMAS Albatross as a naval rating in 1953, Dihm was arrested and charged with assault.
  • It was alleged that he assaulted a navy personnel's wife with a block of wood, after breaking into her room.
  • He pleaded guilty and argued that he had been under the influence of benzedrine and couldn't remember the incident.
  • The court found him guilty and he served a short jail sentence.Dihm played just eight games for St Kilda, all in the 1955 VFL season, but made a name for himself in Queensland football.
  • He was the joint winner of the 1960 Grogan Medal, while playing with Morningside.

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