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Maurie O'Connell

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Maurie O'Connell
Personal information
Full name Maurice Michael O'Connell
Date of birth (1917-03-05)5 March 1917
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 17 August 2005(2005-08-17) (aged 88)
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1937, 1939–41 Richmond 34 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Maurice Michael O'Connell (5 March 1917 – 17 August 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

O'Connell later served 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. 666. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Maurice Michael O'Connell". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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