Bill Mumm

Bill Mumm
Mumm in 1949
Birth name William John Mumm
Date of birth (1922-03-26)26 March 1922
Place of birth Mokihinui, New Zealand
Date of death 11 December 1993(1993-12-11) (aged 71)
Place of death Westport, New Zealand
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 90 kg (200 lb)
Notable relative(s) Dean Mumm (grandson)
Occupation(s) Sawmiller[1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
All Black No. 507
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1942–55 Buller 85 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1949 New Zealand 1 (0)

William John "Bill" Mumm OBE JP (26 March 1922 – 11 December 1993) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Mumm represented Buller at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, in 1949, playing one test match against Australia.[2]

He later served as chairman of the Buller County Council[2] and was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1990 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to local government.[3]

References

  1. ↑ West Coast: Electoral District 85. Greymouth: Elections NZ. 1981. p. 70.
  2. 1 2 Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Mumm". New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "No. 52174". The London Gazette (Supplement). 16 June 1990. p. 30.


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