Brian Chisholm
OAM (22 February 1938 – 31 May 2023) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
South Melbourne in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Order of Australia
On 12 June 2023, Brian was posthumously awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia for service to the community of Berrigan. His involvement in the community of Berrigan included:
* Berrigan Sports Ground Management Committee:
** President, 1996–2011 • Committee Member, 1980–2012. • Groundsman, 1970–2012.
*
Berrigan Football Club
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:
** Vice President, 1987–1992. Committee Member, 1967–1993. • Member, Centenary Committee, 1994. • Player, 1954–1970. • Life Member, 1968.
*
Murray Football League:
** Board Member, 1985–2002. • Tribunal Member, 1992–2004. • Member, 200 Club, 1968.
* Berrigan Cricket Club:
** Player, First division, 1956–1970. • Player, Second division, 1980–1987. • Life Member, 1993.
* Community:
** Former Member, Berrigan Show Society. • Former Member, Berrigan Golf Club.
* Awards and Recognition include:
**
Australian Football League
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Volunteers Recognition Award, 2018. •
Australian Sports Medal, 2000.
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1938 births
2023 deaths
Australian rules footballers from New South Wales
Sydney Swans players
Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
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