Con Doherty Explained

Con Doherty
Fullname:	Cornelius Doherty
Birth Date:	8 November 1884
Birth Place:	Creswick, Victoria
Death Place:	South Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:	South Ballarat
Height:	174 cm
Statsend:	1909
Years1:	1909
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

Cornelius Doherty (8 November 1884 – 28 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] He was named in the best players in his single game for the club.^[2]

Family

The son of Cornelius Doherty (-1905), and Hanora Doherty (c.1845-1932), née Hurley,^[3] Cornelius Doherty was born at Creswick, Victoria on 8 November 1884.

He married Elizabeth Lee in 1913.

Death

He died at his home, in South Melbourne, on 28 June 1967.^[4]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 231.
2. News: Observer. The University beaten. 6 August 2015. The Argus. 7 June 1909. 5.
3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204309767 Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Saturday, 17 December 1932), p.11.
4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=atRYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Y5MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=703%2C4973479 Deaths: Doherty, The Age, (Thursday, 29 June 1967), p.15.