Australian rules footballer, born 1914
Australian rules footballer
Leo Tyrrell |
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Tyrrell in 1940 |
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Full name |
Leo Thomas Tyrrell |
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Date of birth |
(1915-06-02)2 June 1915 |
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Place of birth |
North Melbourne, Victoria |
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Date of death |
12 April 1969(1969-04-12) (aged 53) |
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Place of death |
Mentone, Victoria |
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Original team(s) |
Northern Districts / North Melbourne CYMS |
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Height |
183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
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Weight |
89 kg (196 lb) |
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Years |
Club |
Games (Goals) |
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1933–39 |
North Melbourne |
22 (7) |
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1940, 1942 |
Collingwood |
02 (0) |
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Total |
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24 (7) |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. |
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leo Thomas Tyrrell (2 June 1915 – 12 April 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Harold Tyrrell (1886-1966), and Mary Amelia Tyrrell (1879–1952), née Crump,[2] Leo Thomas Tyrrell was born at North Melbourne, Victoria on 2 June 1915.
He married Lorna Ann Luscombe (1921-1993) on 2 April 1945.[3]
North Melbourne (VFL)
Granted a clearance to North Melbourne Seconds from North Melbourne Old Boys Football Club in April 1933,[4] and cleared to the North Melbourne Firsts in July 1933,[5] Tyrrell made his debut, replacing Syd Barker (injured knee, previous Saturday), for the North Melbourne First XVIII, against South Melbourne, at the Arden Street Oval, on 8 July 1933:[6]
- "North Melbourne has a promising recruit in Tyrrel [sic], a local youngster, who was brought into the side at the last moment.
Strongly built and a determined runner, he did well on the half-forward wing." — Sun News-Pictorial, 10 July 1933.[7]
Collingwood (VFL)
Tyrrell was cleared from North Melbourne to Collingwood on 5 June 1940,[8] and made his debut for Collingwood against Fitzroy, at Victoria Park, on 29 June 1940.[9]
Military service
He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.[10][11]
Death
He died at his residence in Mentone, Victoria on 12 April 1969.[12]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 901.
- ^ Deaths: Tyrrell, The Age, (Friday, 30 May 1952), p.10.
- ^ Weddings: Tyrrell—Luscombe, The (Adelaide) Southern Cross, (Friday, 20 April 1945), p. 6.
- ^ League Seconds Permits and Umpires, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Wednesday, 19 April 1933), p. 27.
- ^ League’s Last Batch of Permits, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Thursday, 6 July 1933), p. 27.
- ^ Selected Teams: North Melbourne, The (Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Friday, 7 July 1933), p. 23.
- ^ Stab Kicks From All League Games, The(Melbourne) Sun News-Pictorial, (Monday, 10 July 1933), p. 20.
- ^ Chergwin Cleared to Footscray, The Argus, (Thursday, 6 June 1940), p. 14.
- ^ Taylor, Percy, "League Teams Chosen: Reorganised Collingwood", The Argus, (Friday, 28 June 1940), p. 16.
- ^ Nominal Roll.
- ^ Service Record.
- ^ Deaths: Tyrrell, The Age, (Monday, 14 April 1969), p. 16.
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