Jack O'Connell (Australian footballer) explained
John Keiron O'Connell (16 July 1902 – 20 May 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Keiran O'Connell (1879-1927),[2] and Margaret Anne Frances O'Connell (1880-1955), née Hannon,[3] [4] John Keiron O'Connell was born at Winchelsea, Victoria on 16 July 1902.[5]
He married Elizabeth May Seymour (1902-1969) in 1923.[6] They had two children.
Athlete
O'Connell was a successful professional sprinter, winning the 130 yards "£100 Sheffield Handicap" (running off 11 yards, and winning by half a yard) at the Geelong Highland Games on 30 December 1923.[7] [8] [9]
Football
A wingman able to kick with both feet.[10]
Cleared by the VFA from North Melbourne to Williamstown in July 1921 (the North Melbourne club disbanded on 30 June 1921).[11] [12]
He played on the wing for Williamstown before moving to South Melbourne.
O'Connell coached Ararat in 1925.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18]
Death
He died at Box Hill, Victoria, as the result of an accident, on 20 May 1975.[19]
See also
References
- Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
External links
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p. 666.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3869701 Deaths: O'Connell, The Argus, (Friday, 29 July 1927), p.1.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article9613782 Marriages: O'Connell—Hannon, The Argus, (Saturday, 26 October 1901), p 9.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71688701 Deaths: O'Connell, The Argus, (Monday, 10 January 1955), p. 13.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration no.22815/1902.
- Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration no.868/1923.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article273916554 Highland Sports: Sheffield to O'Connell, The (Melbourne) Sun-News Pictorial, (Monday, 1 January 1923), p. 15.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184802888 Sprinter of Note (photograph), The Sporting Globe, (Wednesday, 3 January 1923), p. 13.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article184802935 'Stride', "Amateur Jockey to Athlete: Geelong 'Gift' Winner preferred Turf", The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 6 January 1923), p. 4.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185066454 Sharland, W.S., "Shelton, Mollison, and O'Connell are League Players Attracting Attention", The Sporting Globe (Saturday, 21 June 1924), p. 8.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4699670 North Melbourne Disbands, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 July 1921), p.17.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4696941 Football: Permit Applications, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 July 1921), p. 10.
- Web site: 1925 - O'Connell to coach Ararat . Trove Newspapers . The (Emerald Hill) Record . 27 December 2020 . 1 . 29 March 1925.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article155749320 Many Permits Granted, The Age, (Thursday, 9 April 1925), p. 10.
- Web site: 1925 - Coaches from Melbourne . Trove Newspapers . The (Melbourne) Herald . 27 December 2020 . 3 . 2 September 1925.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223295565 Gippsland League: Fight for Fourth Place, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 19 September 1925), p. 93.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article3794267 Ballarat League Team, The Argus, (Friday, 9 July 1926), p. 5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article244564546 Sharland, W.S., "After a Coach: O'Connell's Mission for Hamilton, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Tuesday, 3 December 1929), p. 3.
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l3cQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OJIDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3627%2C5007008 Deaths: O'Connell, The Age, (Wednesday, 21 May 1975), p. 26.
