Peter Tannock Explained

Peter Tannock
Fullname:	Peter Darcy Tannock
Birth Date:	2 October 1940
Statsend:	1966
Years1:	1963–1966
Club1:	East Perth
Games Goals1:	51 (26)

Peter Darcy Tannock (born 2 October 1940) is a former academic and Australian rules football player, coach and administrator.^[1]

Tannock was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to education, particularly through the Catholic Education Commission and Notre Dame University".^[2] He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for his service to Australian football^[3] and the Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service as Vice Chancellor, University of Notre Dame and to the Catholic Education Commission."^[4]

Tannock was chair of the West Australian Football Commission for its first 10 years.^[5] In 2011, he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductee: Peter Darcy Tannock . West Australian Football Commission . 10 June 2015.
2. Web site: Dr Peter Darcy TANNOCK . Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government . 2020-04-12.
3. Web site: Dr Peter Darcy TANNOCK, AM . Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government . 2020-04-12.
4. Web site: Professor Peter Darcy TANNOCK . Australian Honours Search Facility, Australian Government . 2020-04-12.
5. Web site: Law. Peter. Former State sports minister Graham Edwards adds to outrage over WA Football Commission. The West Australian. 2 September 2020. dead. https://archive.today/20240607103007/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/former-state-sports-minister-graham-edwards-adds-to-outrage-over-wa-football-commission-ng-b881654919z. 7 June 2024.
6. Web site: Duffield. Mark. Leave AFL licences in WA hands: Tannock. The West Australian. 5 March 2011. live. https://archive.today/20240607105005/https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/leave-afl-licences-in-wa-hands-tannock-ng-ya-178339. 7 June 2024.