Dick O'Connor (rugby league)
Richard Gregory O'Connor (1916–1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He later became an administrator. Dick O'Connor was a local junior that was graded by St. George Dragons in 1936. He was a mainstay in the Reserve Grade teams of that era, and was a member of the 1938 St. George Dragons Reserve Grade team that won the club's first ever premiership on the 10 September 1939 at Sydney Sports Ground. Dick O'Connor played a number of first grade games before retiring as a player. Dick O'Connor, a very staunch St. George man, then joined the administration of the club in an honorary capacity and stayed with the club until his sudden death.[2] At the time of his death, Dick O'Connor was the Club Secretary of the Reserve Grade team, and was also a Director of St. George Leagues Club. His death was widely mourned throughout the local community and the NSWRFL.[3] Dick O'Connor died in Bexley, New South Wales on 26 February 1958, aged 41.[4] References
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