Dick Gorsuch
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Carlton, Victoria
Fitzroy, Victoria
| Dick Gorsuch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward William Gorsuch | ||
| Born |
26 November 1878 Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Died |
7 August 1934 (aged 55) Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Princes Hill | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910),[2] née Holland,[3] Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.
He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972),[4] Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).[5][6]
Football
Injured in the pre-season,[7] He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.
In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.[8]
Death
He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.[9]
