Dick O'Connor (rugby league)
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| Full name | Richard Gregory O'Connor | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 September 1916 Kookynie, Western Australia, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 February 1958 (aged 41) Bexley, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Richard Gregory O'Connor (1916–1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He later became an administrator.
Dick O'Connor was a local junior that was graded by St. George Dragons in 1936. He was a mainstay in the Reserve Grade teams of that era, and was a member of the 1938 St. George Dragons Reserve Grade team that won the club's first ever premiership on the 10 September 1939 at Sydney Sports Ground.
Dick O'Connor played a number of first grade games before retiring as a player. Dick O'Connor, a very staunch St. George man, then joined the administration of the club in an honorary capacity and stayed with the club until his sudden death.[2]
At the time of his death, Dick O'Connor was the Club Secretary of the Reserve Grade team, and was also a Director of St. George Leagues Club. His death was widely mourned throughout the local community and the NSWRFL.[3]
Dick O'Connor died in Bexley, New South Wales on 26 February 1958, aged 41.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dick O'Connor - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571>
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: funeral notice 28/2/1958
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 27/2/1958
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