Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
William Nicholas Pax Bill Cosgrove (11 November 1918 – 11 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Uncle of General Peter Cosgrove he served for the RAAF during World War II. Showing his loyalty to his VFL team he decorated his planes with the Richmond logo and the slogan Eat ‘em alive. He was killed in action in 1943.