Bill O'Connor (Australian footballer)

Bill O'Connor
Bill O'Connor
Personal information
Full name	William Tanner O'Connor
Date of birth	13 March 1908
Place of birth	Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	12 July 1989 (aged 81)
Place of death	Royal Melbourne Hospital,; Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s)	Middle Park
Playing career1
Years	Club
1929	South Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

William Tanner O'Connor (13 March 1908 – 12 July 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John George O'Connor (1853–1916),^[2] and Mary Ann O'Connor (1871–1967), née Tanner,^[3] William Tanner O'Connor was born in Fitzroy, Victoria on 13 March 1908.

He married Millie Frances Veronica Tanner (1907–2005) in 1937.^[4]^[5] They had three children.

Football

South Melbourne (VFL)

Recruited from the Middle Park Football Club,^[6] O'Connor played one game, on the half-forward flank, for the South Melbourne First XVIII, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 27 April 1929.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Military service

O'Connor enlisted in the Second AIF on 12 January 1942, and served during World War II.^[10]

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 12 July 1989.^[11]

Notes

References

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: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
B883, VX69624: World War Two Service Record: Sergeant William Tanner O'Connor (VX69624), National Archives of Australia.

External links

Bill O'Connor's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Bill O'Connor at AustralianFootball.com

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[1] Holmesby & Main (2014), p.667.

[2] Deaths: O'Connor, The Argus, (Monday, 3 April 1916), p.1.

[3] General News, The Yackandandah Times, (Friday, 5 March 1897), p.3.

[4] Engagements, Table Talk, (Thursday, 22 March 1934), p.44.

[5] Weddings: O'Connor—Tanner, Table Talk, (Thursday, 15 July 1937), p.43.

[6] 'Kickero',"Footballers Pass Preliminary Tests: Club Lists Reduced to Working Proportions", The Herald, (Tuesday, 23 April 1929), p.3.

[7] South v. Melb. To-day: Selectors Choose Fast and Evenly Balanced Combination, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.1.

[8] 'Centre', "Umpire Devine Gives Rediculous (sic) Exhibition with Whistle: South v. Melbourne Match Spoilt: 158 Free Kicks Awarded" Although Defeated, Prospects are Good", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), pp.1–2.

[9] South v. St. Kilda To-Day, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 27 April 1929), p.2.

[10] Nominal Roll.

[11] Deaths: O'Connor, The Age, (Thursday, 13 July 1989), p.22.

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