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Cyril O'Brien

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Cyril O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Cyril James O'Brien
Date of birth (1912-08-26)26 August 1912
Place of birth Koroit, Victoria
Date of death 19 March 1992(1992-03-19) (aged 79)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 83 kg (183 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936 Richmond 9 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Cyril James O'Brien (26 August 1912 – 19 March 1992) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

O'Brien later served as a Staff Sergeant in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 664. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Cyril James O'Brien". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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