Dave Barry (31 August 1888 – 22 July 1913) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Barry, who came from local club Leopold, had a brief but successful career at South Melbourne. He was one of South Melbourne's half forward flankers in their 1909 premiership team. In 1910, his only other season, he appeared in a semi final and preliminary final.AFL Tables: Dave Barry
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, Barry began playing for Subiaco. He then joined the

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for the 1913 season. On the evening of 22 July that year, Barry was killed when he was run over by a train at a railway crossing. An inquiry cleared the train driver of any blame and was unable to determine what Barry was doing on the tracks.

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1888 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Sydney Swans players Sydney Swans premiership players Leopold Football Club (MJFA) players Subiaco Football Club players North Fremantle Football Club players Railway accident deaths in Australia Accidental deaths in Western Australia 1913 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from South Melbourne {{AFL-bio-1888-stub