Richard Pirrie Explained

Dick Pirrie
Fullname:	Richard Francis Pirrie
Birth Date:	15 April 1879
Birth Place:	Richmond, Victoria
Death Place:	Hawthorn, Victoria
Statsend:	1800
Years1:	1898–1900
Games Goals1:	24 (31)

Richard Francis Pirrie (15 April 1879 – 15 September 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The son of James Pirrie (1832-1898),^[1] and Mary Pirrie (1844-1931),^[2] née Murphy, Richard Francis Pirrie was born in Richmond, Victoria on 15 April 1879.

He married Isobel Agatha McGuire (1897-1982) on 16 July 1919.^[3]

Two of his sons, Dick Pirrie and Kevin Pirrie, played for Hawthorn; and his grandson, Stephen Pirrie, Kevin's son, played for Richmond.

Football

Melbourne (VFL)

He played 24 games, and kicked 11 goals for Melbourne in the VFL, over three seasons (1898 to 1900).

Richmond (VFA)

Cleared from Melbourne to Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1901,^[4] he played 23 games for Richmond, and scored 11 goals, over to seasons (1901 and 1902).

Death

He died at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria on 15 September 1962.^[5]

See also

• List of Australian rules football families

External links

• • • Demonwiki: Dick Pirrie
• R. "Dick" Pirie, The VFA Project.

Notes and References

1. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9862336 Deaths: Pirrie, The Argus, (Monday, 28 November 1898), p.1.
2. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/4403389 Deaths: Pirrie, (Friday, 7 August 1931), p.1.
3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/170946337 Pirrie-McGuire, The Advocate, (Saturday, 9 August 1919), p.26.
4. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10552989 Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 May 1901), p.7.
5. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cutjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=K5UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7297%2C2634711 Deaths: Pirrie, The Age, (Monday, 17 September 1962), p.13.