Dick Allen (footballer) explained

Dick Allen
Fullname:Richard Ambrose Allen
Birth Date:22 December 1921
Birth Place:Collingwood, Victoria
Death Place:Sydenham, Victoria
Originalteam:Northcote
Height:168 cm
Weight:62 kg
Statsend:1943
Years1:1943
Games Goals1:3 (2)

Richard Ambrose Allen (22 December 1921 – 14 August 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Allen enlisted in the Australian Army in April 1944 and had an eventful period of service. Not keen on Army discipline, Allen went AWOL and was disciplined for disobeying orders many times in his two years of service. While in New Guinea he suffered from appendicitis and dengue fever and then crashed an Army vehicle into the orderly room of the guard depot.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 17.
  2. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 237 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.