Dick O'Connor
Dick O'Connor 1938
Personal information
Full nameRichard Gregory O'Connor
Born(1916-09-09)9 September 1916
Kookynie, Western Australia, Australia
Died26 February 1958(1958-02-26) (aged 41)
Bexley, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–38 St. George 5 3 0 0 9
Source: [1]

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

  1. ↑ "Dick O'Connor - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
  2. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571>
  3. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald: funeral notice 28/2/1958
  4. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 27/2/1958


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