Don McIntyre
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Don McIntyre | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Daniel Gordon McIntyre | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 16 July 2013 | (aged 98)||
Original team(s) | Pakenham | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1935–1942 | Carlton | 100 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Daniel Gordon "Don" McIntyre (5 March 1915 – 16 July 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the VFL.[2] McIntyre played as a defender, usually in the back pocket. He won a Best and Fairest in 1937 and was the last surviving premiership player with Carlton in 1938.[2]
A trained pilot, McIntyre flew operations in northern Australia and New Guinea during his service in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.[3]
References
- ^ De Bolfo, Tony (16 July 2013). ""The Don" dies at 98".
- ^ a b de Bolfo, Tony (8 April 2008). "The 1938 Premiership: 70 years on – McIntyre Remembers". The Blueseum. Retrieved 26 January 2010.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 393. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
- Don McIntyre's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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