Bill O'Connor (Australian footballer)
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Fitzroy, Victoria
Royal Melbourne Hospital,
Parkville, Victoria
| Bill O'Connor | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Tanner O'Connor | ||
| Born |
13 March 1908 Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Died |
12 July 1989 (aged 81) Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Middle Park | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929 | South Melbourne | 1 (0) | |
|
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]
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]
