Dick Flynn (Australian footballer) explained

Dick Flynn
Fullname:Richard Charles Flynn
Birth Date:2 November 1926
Birth Place:Broken Hill, New South Wales
Death Place:Parkville, Victoria
Height:179 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1946
Years1:1946
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Richard Charles Flynn (2 November 1926 – 25 July 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He was born in Broken Hill and died in Parkville.

His only senior appearance for North Melbourne came in the opening round of the 1946 VFL season, a 59-point win over St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.[2] [3] He was initially named as an emergency, but came into the team when Kevin Dynon pulled out with an injury.[4] [5]

Flynn was badly injured on 20 July 1949 when he crashed his car into the back of a truck.[6] He died five days later in Royal Melbourne Hospital.[6] [7]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia.
  3. Web site: Dick Flynn. AFL Tables.
  4. The Argus, "Good Finish By North", 23 April 1946, p. 12
  5. The Argus, "North Team Chosen", 22 April 1946, p. 12
  6. The Argus, "Crash victim dies", 26 July 1949, p. 3
  7. The Argus, "Jack Howell Tires Of Inaction", 27 July 1949, p. 27