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Richard Sylvannus "Dick" Reynolds (20 June 1915 – 2 September 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in the 1930s and 1940s. Reynolds is one of four footballers to have won three Brownlow Medals, the others being Haydn Bunton, Sr., Bob Skilton and Ian Stewart. Revered by Essendon supporters, he was often referred to simply as "King Richard". ==Early life and career== Reynolds grew up supporting and sold lollies outside Princes Park on match days.〔 He had several relatives who also became League footballers, including his brother Tom, cousin Max Oppy, and grandson Joel. When Reynolds won his first Brownlow Medal in 1934, champion Haydn Bunton, Sr., whom Reynolds had narrowly beaten to win the award, was the first person to telegraph his congratulations, a sporting gesture that Reynolds deeply appreciated. In June 1947, it was announced that Reynolds would start writing about football for the now-defunct Melbourne newspaper ''The Argus''. Like many footballers, Reynolds was also a noted cricketer. He was a successful medium-fast bowler for Essendon Cricket Club but gave up the game when it started to interfere with football. In January 1949, he made a return to district cricket when Essendon batsman Ken Meuleman was picked for State duty.〔 After being re-elected yet again as player-coach by the Essendon committee in February 1949, Reynolds guided the Bombers to the Grand Final against , which they won by 73 points. Reynolds, who was playing his 299th game, described it afterwards as "the best Essendon performance he could remember." Off the field, Reynolds was a shy and private man, noted for his humility about his footballing achievements. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dick Reynolds」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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