Billy Hammond

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Billy Hammond

| image =

| fullname = William Hammond

| birth_date = {{birth date|1887|10|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = Collingwood, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1919|02|16|1887|10|25|df=y}}

| death_place = Melbourne, Victoria

| originalteam = Collingwood District

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 82 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1911

| years1 = 1911

| club1 = {{AFL Col}}

| games_goals1 = 4 (1)

| careerhighlights =

}}

William Hammond (25 October 1887 – 16 February 1919), nicknamed "Chock", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=357}}

==Family==

The son of Thomas Hammond, and Ann Hammond, née Williams, Billy Hammond was born on 25 October 1887. Two of his brothers, Jack Hammond (1884-1971), and Charlie Hammond (1886-1936) also played VFL football.

He married Ellen Irvine in 1911.