Ignatius John "Jack" O'Rourke (15 January 1899 – 13 May 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Jack O'Rourke | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ignatius John O'Rourke | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Cororooke, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 1969 (aged 70) | ||
| Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Kooweerup | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920–24 | St Kilda | 29 (21) | |
| 1925–27 | Fitzroy | 34 (41) | |
| Total | 63 (62) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editOne of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),[2] Ignatius John O'Rourke was born at Cororooke, Victoria on 15 January 1899.
His brother, Frank O'Rourke, played for Carlton and Fitzroy.
He married Beryl Josine Morden (1901-1996) in 1926. Both their sons, John Brian "Jack" O'Rourke (1928-2008) and Basil Joseph O'Rourke (1930-2017), played for Richmond in the VFL.
His brother-in-law, Jim Morden played for St Kilda, and another brother-in-law, Clem Morden, played for St Kilda and for Collingwood in the VFL.
Football
editHorsham (WDFA)
editHe was granted a clearance to the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.[3][4][5]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.674.
- ^ Deaths: O'Rourke, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 November 1933), p.1.
- ^ Wimmera Prospects: Permits Granted, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 3 May 1928), p.76.
- ^ Wimmera League Football, 1928 — Horsham Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 22 September 1928), p.43.
- ^ Horsham Player's Fine Record, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 21 June 1930), p.70.
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.
External links
edit- Jack O'Rourke's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack O'Rourke at AustralianFootball.com
- Jack O'Rourke at The VFA Project.
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