Neil Conlan Explained
Neil Conlan |
Fullname: | Neil Conlan |
Birth Date: | 7 August 1936 |
Birth Place: | Hobart, Tasmania |
Death Date: | [1] |
Death Place: | Canberra, ACT |
Position: | Forward |
Club1: | New Town/Glenorchy |
Years1: | 1953–1958 |
Games Goals1: | 120 (-) |
Club2: | Devonport |
Years2: | 1959–1966 |
Club3: | Manuka |
Years3: | 1967–1973 |
Sooteam1: | Tasmania |
Soogames Goals1: | 25 (-) |
Neil Conlan (7 August 1936 – 22 July 1978) was an Australian football player from Tasmania.[2] [3] Conlan played as a forward.[4] Conlan played in the Tasmania Australian rules football team that defeated the Victoria Australian rules football team on 13 July 1960 at York Park, Launceston.[5] He captain-coached Devonport.[6] [7]
Neil Conlan's son Michael Conlan played 210 games for the Fitzroy Football Club.[6]
Notes and References
- News: Neil Conlan dies. . The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978 . 22 November 2014 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
- News: OBITUARY Coach Neil Conlan dies at 42. . The Canberra Times. 23 July 1978 . 22 November 2014 . 28 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Tasmania Went Down Fighting. 22 July 1957. The Age. 4 October 2013.
- News: Tasmanian Rules Team Has Runaway Victory. 18 July 1955. The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 October 2013.
- News: Relive Tassie football's glory days. 18 October 2006. ABC Tasmania. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 4 October 2013.
- News: Conlan heading home for reunion. Morris. Terry. 28 January 2012. The Examiner. 4 October 2013.
- Web site: Neil Conlan – Player Bio. Australian Football. 22 November 2014.