Bernie McVeigh
Appearance
Bernie McVeigh | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Bernard McVeigh | ||
Date of birth | 15 May 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Ballarat East, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 February 1966 | (aged 47)||
Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Yarraville | ||
Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1938–41 | Yarraville (VFA) | 47 (50) | |
1942 | Fitzroy | 6 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Bernard McVeigh (15 May 1918 – 23 February 1966) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
McVeigh also served in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 600. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Bernard McVeigh". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
[edit]- Bernie McVeigh at AustralianFootball.com
- Bernie McVeigh's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bernie McVeigh's playing statistics from The VFA Project