Rugby player
Bill Mumm
Mumm in 1949
Birth name William John Mumm Date of birth (1922-03-26 ) 26 March 1922Place of birth Mokihinui , New ZealandDate 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) School Summerlea Primary School Notable relative(s) Dean Mumm (grandson)Occupation(s) Sawmiller[1] Position(s)
Prop Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 1942–55
Buller
85
() Years
Team
Apps
(Points) 1949
New Zealand
1
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William John 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]
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^ West Coast: Electoral District 85 . Greymouth: Elections NZ. 1981. p. 70.
^ a b Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Mumm" . New Zealand Rugby Museum. Retrieved 15 December 2013 .
^ "No. 52174" . The London Gazette . 16 June 1990. p. 30.