Ken Dineen Explained

Ken Dineen
Fullname:	Ken Dineen
Birth Date:	3 September 1917
Originalteam:	Preston
Height:	182 cm
Weight:	86 kg
Position:	Half back / Forward
Statsend:	1945
Years1:	1939–1941, 1944–1945
Games Goals1:	47 (50)

Ken Dineen (3 September 1917 – 1 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Dinnen was a pilot during World War II and his plane was put down by Japanese fighters. He was rescued by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of Papua New Guinea.^[2]

Dineen was cleared to Camberwell Football Club midway through 1945.^[3]

Notes and References

1. 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 . 227.
2. Web site: 1942 - dineen wounded in aerial battle . Trove Newspapers . Record . 9 December 2020 . 1 . 26 December 1942.
3. Web site: 1945 - Leaves without clearance . Trove Newspapers . Record . 9 December 2020 . 3 . 23 June 1945.