Tom Meehan (footballer, born 1926)
Australian rules footballer (1926–2018)
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Thomas Francis Meehan (31 March 1926 – 19 October 2018[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2] He later played with Brighton in the Victorian Football Association.
Fullname
Thomas Francis Meehan
Born
31 March 1926
Died
19 October 2018 (aged 92)
Original team
St Kilda CYMS (CYMSFA)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Francis Meehan | ||
| Born | 31 March 1926 | ||
| Died | 19 October 2018 (aged 92) | ||
| Original team | St Kilda CYMS (CYMSFA) | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–52 | St Kilda | 73 (3) | |
| 1953–54 | Fitzroy | 19 (0) | |
| Total | 92 (3) | ||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
He served in the RAAF during the Second World War.[3]
He married Esme Hoinville at Gardenvale in September 1949.[4]
He is depicted competing for a mark with Essendon player John Coleman in a bronze statue that was unveiled in 2006 outside the public library at Hastings, Victoria.[5] He also appears in an iconic often-reproduced photograph with Jack Dyer of Richmond.[6]