Richard Pirrie
| Dick Pirrie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Richard Francis Pirrie | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1879 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 15 September 1962 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1900 | Melbourne | 24 (31) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1800. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Richard Francis Pirrie (15 April 1879 – 15 September 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit]The son of James Pirrie (1832-1898),[2] and Mary Pirrie (1844-1931),[3] née Murphy, Richard Francis Pirrie was born in Richmond, Victoria on 15 April 1879.
He married Isobel Agatha McGuire (1897-1982) on 16 July 1919.[4]
Two of his sons, Dick Pirrie and Kevin Pirrie, played for Hawthorn; and his grandson, Stephen Pirrie, Kevin's son, played for Richmond.
Football
[edit]Melbourne (VFL)
[edit]He played 24 games, and kicked 11 goals for Melbourne in the VFL, over three seasons (1898 to 1900).
Richmond (VFA)
[edit]Cleared from Melbourne to Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1901,[5] he played 23 games for Richmond, and scored 11 goals, over to seasons (1901 and 1902).
Death
[edit]He died at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria on 15 September 1962.[6]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 708. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Deaths: Pirrie, The Argus, (Monday, 28 November 1898), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Pirrie, (Friday, 7 August 1931), p.1.
- ^ Pirrie-McGuire, The Advocate, (Saturday, 9 August 1919), p.26.
- ^ Football, The Argus, (Thursday, 30 May 1901), p.7.
- ^ Deaths: Pirrie, The Age, (Monday, 17 September 1962), p.13.
External links
[edit]- Richard Pirrie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Richard Pirrie at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki: Dick Pirrie
- R. "Dick" Pirie, The VFA Project.
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