Dick Molloy
| Dick Molloy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Vincent Molloy | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Barellan, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 29 January 1995 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandhurst | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | Essendon | 2 (0) | |
| 1946–47 | North Melbourne | 19 (3) | |
| Total | 21 (3) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Vincent Molloy (14 October 1918 – 29 January 1995) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Richard Vincent Molloy (1891–1946) and Margaret Teresa Molloy, nee Waide[2] (1892–1929), Richard Vincent Molloy was born at Barellan in New South Wales on 14 October 1918.[3]
Football[edit]
Recruited from Sanhurst (Bendigo football League),[4] Dick Molloy made two appearances for Essendon in the 1941 VFL season.
Between his stints with Essendon and North Melbourne, Molloy served in the Australian Army during World War II.[5]
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. 620. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "District News". Narandera Argus And Riverina Advertiser. No. 2193. New South Wales, Australia. 19 November 1915. p. 6.
- ^ "NSW Births, Deaths & Marriages". State of New South Wales.
- ^ "G. ABBOTT FOR ESSENDON". The Age. No. 26850. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1941. p. 4.
- ^ "World War II Roll: Richard Vincent Molloy". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links[edit]
- Dick Molloy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dick Molloy at AustralianFootball.com
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