Pat Cash Sr. Explained

Pat Cash Sr.
Fullname:Patrick Cussen Cash[1]
Birth Date:5 September 1928
Death Date:[2]
Death Place:Mitcham, Victoria
Originalteam:University Blacks
Height:180 cm
Weight:80 kg
Position:Forward
Statsend:1955
Years1:1951–55
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:58 (75)

Patrick Cussen Cash (5 September 1928 – 28 January 2008) was an Australian rules footballer from Victoria, who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Cash, a University Blacks recruit, was one of the main forward targets of a weak Hawthorn side in the 1950s. He kicked 26 goals in his debut season, which was enough to top Hawthorn's goal-kicking and included a five-goal haul in a win over Melbourne.

His son, of the same name, is a retired tennis player who won Wimbledon in 1987.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tributes: Patrick Cussen Cash . Herald Sun.
  2. Herald Sun, "Champ's dad dies", 29 January 2008, Leo Schlink