Dan Kearney
Australian rules footballer
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Daniel Martin Kearney (23 May 1921 – 19 August 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Fullname
Daniel Martin Kearney
Born
23 May 1921
Geelong, Victoria
Geelong, Victoria
Died
19 August 1984 (aged 63)
Clifton Springs, Victoria
Clifton Springs, Victoria
Original team
St Josephs College
| Dan Kearney | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Martin Kearney | ||
| Born |
23 May 1921 Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Died |
19 August 1984 (aged 63) Clifton Springs, Victoria | ||
| Original team | St Josephs College | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941 | Geelong | 3 (0) | |
| 1942 | North Melbourne | 3 (0) | |
| Total | 6 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The grandson of Geelong (VFA) footballer Daniel Michael "Nasher" Kearney (1864-1925),[2][3][4][5] and the son of Geelong (VFL) footballer James Patrick Kearney (1893-1944),[6][7] and Elizabeth Mary Kearney (1891-1982), née Lang, Daniel Martin Kearney was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 23 May 1921.
He married Catherine Iverson McLean (1919-2009) in 1944.
Death
He died at the Geelong suburb of Clifton Springs on 19 August 1984.[8]