Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Jack O'Rourke |
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| Full name |
Ignatius John O'Rourke |
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| Date of birth |
(1899-01-15)15 January 1899 |
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| Place of birth |
Cororooke, Victoria |
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| Date of death |
13 May 1969(1969-05-13) (aged 70) |
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| Place of death |
Richmond, Victoria |
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| Original team(s) |
Kooweerup |
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| Height |
175 cm (5 ft 9 in) |
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| Weight |
70 kg (154 lb) |
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| Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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| 1920–24 |
St Kilda |
29 (21) |
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| 1925–27 |
Fitzroy |
34 (41) |
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| Total |
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63 (62) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. |
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Ignatius John "Jack" O'Rourke (15 January 1899 – 13 May 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),[2] Ignatius John O'Rourke was born at Cororooke, Victoria on 15 January 1899.
His brother, Frank O'Rourke, played for Carlton and Fitzroy.
He married Beryl Josine Morden (1901-1996) in 1926. Both their sons, John Brian "Jack" O'Rourke (1928-2008) and Basil Joseph O'Rourke (1930-2017), played for Richmond in the VFL.
His brother-in-law, Jim Morden played for St Kilda, and another brother-in-law, Clem Morden, played for St Kilda and for Collingwood in the VFL.
Horsham (WDFA)
He was granted a clearance to the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.[3][4][5]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.674.
- ^ Deaths: O'Rourke, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 November 1933), p.1.
- ^ Wimmera Prospects: Permits Granted, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 3 May 1928), p.76.
- ^ Wimmera League Football, 1928 — Horsham Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 22 September 1928), p.43.
- ^ Horsham Player's Fine Record, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 21 June 1930), p.70.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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