Australian Football Hall of Fame inaugural inductee (1996)
South Australian Football Hall of Fame inaugural inductee (2002)
Port Adelaide Hall of Fame inaugural inductee (1998)
SANFL life member
The Advertiser Player of the Year: 1950, 1955
Port Adelaide life member
Port Adelaide 'Greatest Team' (2001 (captain-coach))
Source: AustralianFootball.com
Foster Neil "Fos" WilliamsAM (21 February 1922 – 1 September 2001) was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs and coached South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in a career spanning 1946–1978. He also played 34 interstate games for South Australia, captaining the team from 1954 to 1958 and he coached the team in 45 games from 1955 to 1969.
Foster Neil "Fos" Williams AM (21 February 1922 – 1 September 2001) was a leading Australian rules footballer who played for and coached the Port Adelaide...
The FosWilliams Medal has been awarded since 1981 to the best Australian rules football player from South Australia during Inter-State or Inter-Competition...
competitions in 1914, and enjoying sustained periods of success under coaches FosWilliams and John Cahill, sharing a combined 19 premierships between them. After...
system FosWilliams (1922–2001), Australian-rules footballer Peter J. Fos (born 1949), American academic administrator Fos, Haute-Garonne, France Fos, Hérault...
playing field is completely exhausted." FosWilliams One of Port Adelaide's finest players during the FosWilliams era was John Cahill. He eventually became...
Hosie (61) The FosWilliams Medal is awarded to the best player during State of Origin games for South Australia. Glenelg has six FosWilliams Medalists,...
One of Wests leading players during this time was future SANFL legend FosWilliams who played 54 games for the club between 1946 and 1949 before moving...
games record holder (392) Russell Ebert, nine time premiership coach FosWilliams, local junior and future Carlton player Craig Bradley, 1992 Best and...
1964 with a stirring 53-point win. Starring for South Australia were FosWilliams Medalist Michael Aish, Bruce Lindner, Peter Motley, John Platten and...
won 3 flags in 5 years between 1946 and 1950. Port Adelaide, led by FosWilliams, dominated the 1950s winning seven premierships, including a record setting...
41 1950 1 (Premiers) 15–4–0 61 Jack Oatey Jack Oatey Douglas Olds Ron Williams 59 1951 5 9–9–0 52 Jack Oatey Jack Oatey John Marriott Max Mayo 29 1952...
James Gowans 2003 – Paul Thomas 2004 – Paul Thomas 2007 – Chris Gowans 2008 – Paul Thomas 2009 – Chad O'Sullivan 2011 – Paul Thomas 2012 – Ryan Williams...
most notable exception was Geof Motley, who followed the captaincy of FosWilliams. Following his appointment as captain-coach, Motley elected to continue...
Major individual awards Magarey Medal Ken Farmer Medal Jack Oatey Medal FosWilliams Medal Reserves Magarey Medal McCallum–Tomkins Medal Mail Medal Eric Pfitzner...
Territory (NEAFL North): Zane Taylor Medal South Australia (SANFL): FosWilliams Medal Victoria (VFA/VFL): Frank Johnson Medal Western Australia (WAFL):...
Adelaide's golden era were retiring from football en masse, resulting in FosWilliams providing league debuts to 15 first-year players. As a result of this...
had a prolific State of Origin career for South Australia, winning the FosWilliams Medal on 5 occasions, (1986, 1987, 1989, 1990 and 1994), and playing...
first coach that has not been associated with the club before since FosWilliams. Hinkley replaced Port Adelaide caretaker senior coach Garry Hocking...
Dick Russell (2) 1950 FosWilliams 1951 Dick Russell (3) 1952 Ray Whitaker 1953 Harold McDonald 1954 Roger Clift 1955 FosWilliams (2) 1956 Edward Whelan+...
Whitten Medal: Chris Langford (Victoria) FosWilliams Medal: Chris McDermott (South Australia) FosWilliams Medal: Andrew Jarman (South Australia) Simpson...
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