Cyril Patrick Mulroyan (14 February 1907 – 29 August 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Cyril Mulroyan
Personal information
Full name Cyril Patrick Mulroyan
Date of birth (1907-02-14)14 February 1907
Place of birth Geelong, Victoria
Date of death 29 August 1945(1945-08-29) (aged 38)
Place of death Geelong, Victoria
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926–29 Geelong 11 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Employment

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Mulroyan worked as a meat inspector.

Death

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He died, aged 38, when he was thrown from his skidding bicycle while riding to work in Geelong.[2][3][4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 639. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "Fatal Fall on Roadway". The Age. Melbourne. 30 August 1945. p. 6. Retrieved 6 October 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Meat Inspector Killed, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 August 1945), p.6.
  4. ^ Former Geelong Player Buried, The Herald, (Thursday, 30 August 1945), p.12.
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