Dan Kearney
| Dan Kearney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Martin Kearney | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 19 August 1984 (aged 63) | ||
| Place of death | Clifton Springs, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Josephs College | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | Geelong | 3 (0) | |
| 1942 | North Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 6 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Martin Kearney (23 May 1921 – 19 August 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The grandson of Geelong (VFA) footballer Daniel Michael "Nasher" Kearney (1864-1925),[2][3][4][5] and the son of Geelong (VFL) footballer James Patrick Kearney (1893-1944),[6][7] and Elizabeth Mary Kearney (1891-1982), née Lang, Daniel Martin Kearney was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 23 May 1921.
He married Catherine Iverson McLean (1919-2009) in 1944.
Death
[edit]He died at the Geelong suburb of Clifton Springs on 19 August 1984.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.464.
- ^ Deaths: Kearney, The Argus, (Wednesday, 18 February 1925), p.1.
- ^ "Nasher" Kearney: Death of Old-Time Footballer, The Geelong Advertiser, (Wednesday, 18 February 1925), p.7.
- ^ Obituary: Mr. Daniel Kearney, The Advocate, (Thursday, 26 February 1925), p.13.
- ^ Walsh, T.P., "Daniel Kearney—Catholic Layman", The Advocate, (Thursday, 9 April 1925), p.20.
- ^ Deaths: Kearney, The Argus, (Saturday, 4 March 1944), p.13.
- ^ Catholic Items from Victorian Centres: Geelong, The Advocate, (Wednesday, 8 March 1944), p.16.
- ^ Daniel Martin Kearney, at Find-a-Grave.
References
[edit]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Daniel Martin Kearney (VX83964/V28801), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- B883, VX83964: World War Two Service Record: Corporal Daniel Martin Kearney (VX83964), National Archives of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Dan Kearney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dan Kearney at AustralianFootball.com