Kevin Frank O'Halloran (17 January 1915 – 6 October 1976)[1][2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda, South Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Kevin O'Halloran | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Kevin Frank O'Halloran | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Raywood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 6 October 1976 (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Footscray, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Eaglehawk (Bendigo FL) | ||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 102 kg (225 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939 | St Kilda | 7 (18) | |
| 1940 | South Melbourne | 2 (3) | |
| 1941 | Footscray | 5 (3) | |
| Total | 14 (24) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
The son of Simon Patrick O'Halloran (1874-1949), an Barbara Lee Goldsmith (1876-1922), Kevin Francis O'Halloran was born on 17 January 1915.
He married Ida Jean Crawford (1916-1989)in 1940.
His son, Eddie, played with Footscray during the early 1960s.[3]
Football edit
O'Halloran was a follower, originally from Eaglehawk in the Bendigo Football League. Over the next two seasons he had the unusual distinction of playing for four clubs.
St Kilda (VFL) edit
He kicked a league equaling record seven goals on his VFL debut, against Footscray at Western Oval.[4]
South Melbourne (VFL) edit
He was at South Melbourne in 1940.
Yarraville (VFA) edit
He joined Yarraville in 1940.
Footscray (VFL) edit
Although he was not cleared from Yarraville, the VFL Permit Committee granted him a permit to play with the VFL team Footscray on 18 June 1941.[5]
Death edit
He died at his residence in Footscray, Victoria on 6 October 1976.[6]
Notes edit
- ^ "Genealogy". ancestry.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
- ^ "Kevin O'Halloran - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ "AFL Tables: Kevin OHalloran". afltables.com.
- ^ The Argus, "O'Halloran For Footscray", 19 June 1941, p.12.
- ^ Deaths: O'Halloran, The Age, (Thursday, 7 October 1976), p.22.
External links edit
- Kevin O'Halloran at The VFA Project.
- Kevin O'Halloran at Boyles Football Photos.
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