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Eric Orr (footballer)

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Eric Orr
Personal information
Full name Eric Orr
Date of birth (1909-08-31)31 August 1909
Place of birth Eaglehawk, Victoria
Date of death 14 March 1980(1980-03-14) (aged 70)
Place of death Wycheproof, Victoria
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1933 Geelong 11 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Eric Orr (31 August 1909 – 14 March 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Orr was recruited from Wycheproof.[2]

He later served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

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. 679. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Orr (Wycheproof) for Geelong". The Age. No. 24, 306. Victoria, Australia. 7 March 1933. p. 12.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: Eric Orr". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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