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Dick Gorsuch

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Dick Gorsuch
Personal information
Full name Edward William Gorsuch
Date of birth (1878-11-26)26 November 1878
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria
Date of death 7 August 1934(1934-08-07) (aged 55)
Place of death Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s) Princes Hill
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

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The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910),[2] née Holland,[3] Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.

He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972),[4] Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).[5][6]

Football

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Injured in the pre-season,[7] He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.

In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.[8]

Death

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He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.[9]

Notes

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References

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  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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