Thomas De Brot Reardon (13 July 1887 – 13 March 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Tom Reardon | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas De Brot Reardon | ||
Date of birth | 13 July 1887 | ||
Place of birth | Broomfield, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 13 March 1943 | (aged 55)||
Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Golden Point (BFL) | ||
Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1911 | Fitzroy | 16 (4) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Family
editThe son of Thomas Reardon (1857–1940),[2] and Isabella (1856–1922),[3] née Couttie, Thomas Reardon was born in Broomfield (near Ballarat) on 13 July 1887. His birth was registered under the name Thomas Henry Reardon but all adult records record his name as Thomas De Brot Reardon.
He married Alice Eva Elizabeth Charlesworth in Sydney on 10 December 1913. They had five children together, returning to live in Footscray, Victoria shortly after getting married.
Football
editGolden Point (BFL)
editReardon was a leading player for Golden Point in the Ballarat Football League from 1908 to 1910.[4]
Fitzroy (VFL)
editHe played 16 games for Fitzroy in 1911, making his debut in Round 3 and playing every game for the rest of the season.[5] He was cleared from Fitzroy back to Golden Point at the start of the 1912 season.[6]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 734. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Age. No. 26, 693. Victoria, Australia. 4 November 1940. p. 1.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 639. Victoria, Australia. 11 May 1922. p. 1.
- ^ "FOOTBALL". The Ballarat Star. Vol. 53, no. 16, 254. Victoria, Australia. 29 June 1908. p. 1.
- ^ "CLUB NOTES". The Argus. No. 20, 231. Victoria, Australia. 26 May 1911. p. 4.
- ^ "BALLARAT FOOTBALL LEAGUE". The Ballarat Star. Vol. 57, no. 17, 445. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1912. p. 1.
External links
edit- Tom Reardon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Reardon at AustralianFootball.com