Peter Tannock
Australian rules footballer, coach, administrator, and academic
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Peter Darcy Tannock AM (born 2 October 1940) is a former academic and Australian rules football player, coach and administrator.[1]
| Peter Tannock | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Peter Darcy Tannock | ||
| Born | 2 October 1940 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1963–1966 | East Perth | 51 (26) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966. | |||
Tannock was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to education, particularly through the Catholic Education Commission and Notre Dame University".[2] He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for his service to Australian football[3] and the Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service as Vice Chancellor, University of Notre Dame and to the Catholic Education Commission."[4]
Tannock was chair of the West Australian Football Commission for its first 10 years.[5] In 2011, he was inducted into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame.[6]
