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Australian rules footballer

Australian rules footballer
George O'Hehir
Personal information
Full name George Stanley O'Hehir
Date of birth (1891-08-20)20 August 1891
Place of birth Bullarto, Victoria
Date of death 29 January 1956(1956-01-29) (aged 64)
Place of death Ballarat, Victoria
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 Richmond 1 (0)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Stanley O'Hehir (20 August 1891 – 29 January 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early life

The son of Michael O’Hehir (1856–1922) and Mary Wheelan (1859–1925), George Stanley O'Hehir was born at Bullarto on 20 August 1891.

Football career

O'Hehir commenced playing at Bullarto, winning a premiership in 1915. He was a noted sportsman in the district, also competing in boxing, shooting and woodchopping.

In 1918, George and his brother Michael moved to Koo Wee Rup, and played football for the local team. George O'Hehir's prominent performances for Koo Wee Rup led to St. Kilda seeking to secure his services in late 1920, but they were unable to locate him. In June 1921 Richmond secured a permit for O'Hehir and after training once he played a single game for them, playing well enough to earn some praise from the highly critical scribe attached to the local Richmond paper. He did not play another game for Richmond and returned to the Koo Wee Rup area, later playing with Bayles.

Life after football

In 1926, O'Hehir married Mary Ellen Dineen and they returned to Bullarto, with George working as a farmer. In 1933 he established a sawmill at Blakeville. He subsequently also established a sawmill at Crystal Creek (near Alexandra).

George O'Hehir and his wife moved to Ballarat in their later years, and O'Hehir died in a private hospital there on 29 January 1956.

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 711. Victoria, Australia. 3 August 1922. p. 1.
  3. "Family Notices". The Age. No. 22, 012. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 1925. p. 1.
  4. "FOOTBALL". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4765. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1915. p. 3.
  5. "AMATEUR BOXING". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4637. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1914. p. 3.
  6. "BULLARTO RIFLE CLUB". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4879. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1916. p. 3.
  7. "BULLARTO". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4860. Victoria, Australia. 23 March 1916. p. 3.
  8. "FOOTBALL". Lang Lang Guardian. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1918. p. 2.
  9. "Play and Players". The Herald. No. 13, 872. Victoria, Australia. 27 August 1920. p. 3.
  10. "SPORTING". The Argus. No. 23, 371. Victoria, Australia. 30 June 1921. p. 4.
  11. "George O'Hehir". Tigerland Archive.
  12. "FOOTBALL". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 6 August 1925. p. 5.
  13. "Riverina News". The Age. No. 24, 360. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1933. p. 14.
  14. "News from Cities and Towns". The Argus. No. 27, 344. Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1934. p. 3.
  15. "Magisterial Inquiry". Alexandra And Yea Standard. Vol. 67. Victoria, Australia. 4 February 1938. p. 2.
  16. "Family Notices". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 31 January 1956. p. 10.

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