Percy John Bice (21 September 1915 – 24 November 1985) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Percy Bice
Personal information
Full name Percy John Bice
Date of birth (1915-09-21)21 September 1915
Place of birth Prospect, South Australia
Date of death 24 November 1985(1985-11-24) (aged 70)
Original team(s) Norwood
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944 Richmond 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Percy was married and lived in South Australia when he enlisted in the army on 16 April 1941. He worked as a representative for the Shell Oil Company of Australia. His trade group in the army was Ordnance Stores. He served overseas in New Guinea from 8 March 1943 to 29 November 1943. His continuous fulltime war service was from 30 April 1941 to 2 October 1945.[2]

While undergoing military training, Bice had signed with South Melbourne, but he was cleared to join the Tigers, and went into the senior squad for his debut without playing a Reserves, U19s, or even a practice match with the club.[3] Bice's VFL career ended after only 6 games when he was transferred with his military unit.[3]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 66. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ Australian Army. "BICE PERCY JOHN : Service Number - SX12450 : Date of birth - 21 Sep 1915 : Place of birth - PROSPECT SA : Place of enlistment - ADELAIDE SA : Next of Kin - BICE MARION" [Military record]. B883, ID: 6394498. National Archives of Australia.
  3. ^ a b Bartlett, Rhett. "Percy Bice". www.tigerlandarchive.org. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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