Dick Walker (Australian footballer)
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| Dick Walker | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Slann Kishere | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1872 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 3 December 1947 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Clarendon | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1893–96 | Geelong (VFA) | 25 (5) | |
| 1898 | Geelong | 14 (10) | |
| 1899 | Carlton | 11 (7) | |
| Total | 25 (17) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward Slann Kishere (10 August 1872 – 3 December 1947), also known as Dick Walker, was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of William John Slann Kishere (1830-1871),[2][3][4] and Jane Elizabeth Kishere (1842-1919), née Clydesdale, later Mrs. William Charles Walker (1846-1922), whom she married on 2 September 1874,[5][6][7] Edward Slann Kishere was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 10 August 1872.[8][9]
He married Isabel Sarah Cottrill (1875-1961) on 7 January 1903.[10] They had two children.
Football
Known as "Dick", he played his entire career as "Dick Walker": i.e., using the family name of his mother's second husband, whom she married when he was just 2 years old.[10][11]
Geelong (VFA)
He played in 25 matches (scoring 5 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFA from 1893 to 1896.[citation needed]
Geelong (VFL)
He played in 14 matches (scoring 10 goals) for the Geelong team that played in the VFL in 1898.[citation needed]
Carlton (VFL)
He played in 11 matches (scoring 7 goals) for the Carlton team that played in the VFL in 1899.[citation needed]
After football
From 1818 to 1925, as "Mr. E.S. Kishere", he was the proprietor of the Annears Furnishing Warehouse in Ryrie Street, Geelong.[citation needed]
Death
He died in a Geelong hospital on 3 December 1947.[12]