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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
Clarrie O'Connor
Personal information
Full name Clarence Joseph O'Connor
Date of birth (1909-10-13)13 October 1909
Place of birth Hesket, Victoria
Date of death 21 April 1969(1969-04-21) (aged 59)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Hesket, Woodend
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Position(s) Ruck
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939 South Melbourne 5 (1)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1939.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clarence Joseph O'Connor (13 October 1909 – 21 April 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

O'Connor won the 1936 Riddell District Football League's best & fairest award, the Harry O White Medal, playing for Hesket Football Club.

Hesket FC folded prior to the 1937 Riddell District Football League season and O'Connor played for Woodend in 1937 and 1938, including their 1937 premiership side.

After debuting for South Melbourne in round three, 1939 and playing five consecutive matches, O'Connor returned to Woodend Football Club.

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1936 - Riddell District Association". Kilmore Free Press (Kilmore, Vic). 20 August 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. "1937 - Football: TO-DAY'S GRAND FINAL". The Woodend Star (Vic). 28 August 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. "1937 - Football Grand Final". The Woodend Star (Vic). 4 September 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  5. "1939 - News Flashes From The Football Grounds". Sporting Globe (Melbourne, Vic). 6 May 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  6. "1939 - Football". The Woodend Star (Vic). 1 July 1939. p. 2. Retrieved 24 April 2024.

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