Don McIntyre explained

Don McIntyre
Fullname:Daniel Gordon McIntyre
Birth Date:5 March 1915
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria
Originalteam:Pakenham
Height:179 cm
Weight:77 kg
Statsend:1942
Years1:1935–1942
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:100 (2)

Daniel Gordon "Don" McIntyre (5 March 1915 – 16 July 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.[2] McIntyre played as a defender, usually in the back pocket. He won a Best and Fairest in 1937 and was the last surviving premiership player with Carlton in 1938.

A trained pilot, McIntyre flew operations in northern Australia and New Guinea during his service in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tony . De Bolfo. "The Don" dies at 98. 16 July 2013.
  2. Web site: de Bolfo . Tony . 8 April 2008 . The 1938 Premiership: 70 years on – McIntyre Remembers . The Blueseum . 26 January 2010.
  3. Book: Cullen, Barbara . Harder than football : league players at war . 2015 . 393 . 2015 . Richmond, Victoria . Slattery Media Group . 978-0-992379-14-8.