Pat Bourke (footballer, born 1923)

Patrick Valentine Bourke (6 November 1923 – 23 September 2005) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Pat Bourke
Personal information
Full name Patrick Valentine Bourke
Date of birth (1923-11-06)6 November 1923
Place of birth Preston, Victoria
Date of death 23 September 2005(2005-09-23) (aged 81)[1]
Original team(s) Albert Park
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944, 1946–49 South Melbourne 36 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Personal life

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Bourke served as a lance corporal in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Herald Sun Tributes".
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 82. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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