Dick Molloy Explained

Dick Molloy
Fullname:	Richard Vincent Molloy
Birth Date:	14 October 1918
Birth Place:	Barellan, New South Wales
Originalteam:	Sandhurst
Height:	178 cm
Weight:	76 kg
Statsend:	1947
Years1:	1941
Games Goals1:	2 (0)
Years2:	1946–47
Games Goals2:	19 (3)
Games Goalstotal:	21 (3)

Richard Vincent Molloy (14 October 1918 – 29 January 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Richard Vincent Molloy (1891–1946) and Margaret Teresa Molloy, nee Waide^[2] (1892–1929), Richard Vincent Molloy was born at Barellan in New South Wales on 14 October 1918.^[3]

Football

Recruited from Sanhurst (Bendigo football League),^[4] Dick Molloy made two appearances for Essendon in the 1941 VFL season.

Between his stints with Essendon and North Melbourne, Molloy served in the Australian Army during World War II.^[5]

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 . 620.
2. News: District News. . Narandera Argus And Riverina Advertiser . 2193 . New South Wales, Australia . 19 November 1915 . 6.
3. Web site: NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages . State of New South Wales.
4. News: G. ABBOTT FOR ESSENDON . The Age . 26850 . Victoria, Australia . 8 May 1941 . 4.
5. Web site: World War II Roll: Richard Vincent Molloy . Department of Veterans Affairs.