Dick Parton Explained

Dick Parton
Fullname:	Richard Parton
Birth Date:	12 September 1917
Birth Place:	Brisbane, Queensland^[1]
Death Place:	Queensland^[2]
Careerhighlights:	Grogan Medallist 1949

Richard Parton (12 September 1917 – 20 April 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who achieved notable success in his home state of Queensland.

Playing for Windsor in the Queensland Australian National Football League, he was awarded the Grogan Medal in 1949^[3] during the latter stages of his career. He represented his state in his sport numerous times over his career, including a match in 1939 against New South Wales in which he kicked nine goals.^{[4] [5]}

In 2003, he was named at centre half-forward in the Queensland Team of the Century.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World War Two Nominal Roll:Richard Parton . Commonwealth of Australia.
2. Web site: Richard Parton . Billion Graves.
3. News: OLD RIVALS WILL MEET. . The Courier Mail . Brisbane . 9 September 1949 . 9.
4. News: PARTON UNBEATABLE IN THE AIR. . The Courier Mail . Brisbane . 10 July 1939 . 10.
5. Web site: Dick Parton. AFL Queensland. 29 January 2018.
6. Web site: Queensland Team of the 20th Century: Half Forward Line . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607202648/http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/QToC_half_forwards.htm . 2011-06-07 . 29 January 2012 . Full Points Footy.