Dick Gorsuch Explained

Dick Gorsuch
Fullname:	Edward William Gorsuch
Birth Date:	26 November 1878
Birth Place:	Carlton, Victoria
Death Place:	Fitzroy, Victoria
Originalteam:	Princes Hill
Statsend:	1899
Years1:	1899
Games Goals1:	1 (0)

Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910),^[2] née Holland,^[3] Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.

He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972),^[4] Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).^{[5] [6]}

Football

Injured in the pre-season,^[7] He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.

In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.^[8]

Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.^[9]

References

• Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2009 . 8th . 978-1-921496-00-4 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.

External links

• • Dick Gorsuch's profile at Blueseum

Notes and References

1. Holmesby (2009), p.312.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10468512 Deaths: Gorsuch, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 October 1910), p.1.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197240394 Marriages: Gorsuch—Holland (Silver Wedding), The Age, (Tuesday, 5 January 1904), p.1.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205028287 Marriages: Gorsuch—Trease, The Age, (Saturday, 18 May 1929), p.11.
5. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189372877 Births: Gorsuch, Te Age, (Saturday, 23 June 1906), p.5.
6. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/2239509 Deaths: Griffiths, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1946), p.2.
7. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/241857900 Football, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1899), p.3.
8. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/190047231 Football, The Age, (Thursday, 20 June 1901), p.8
9. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/205535935/19057624 Deaths: Gorsuch, The Age, (Thursday, 9 August 1934), p.1.