Francis Joseph O'Rourke (21 January 1906 – 7 March 1978) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

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and

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in the

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(VFL).

Family

One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),Deaths: O'Rourke, ''The Argus'', (Tuesday, 21 November 1933), p.1.
/ref> Francis Joseph O'Rourke was born in Colac, Victoria on 21 January 1906. His older brother, Jack O'Rourke, played for St Kilda and Fitzroy.

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Frank O'Rourke's playing statistics
from The VFA Project
Frank O'Rourke's profile
at Blueseum 1906 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Koroit Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Fitzroy Football Club players Preston Football Club (VFA) players Port Melbourne Football Club players 1978 deaths {{AFL-bio-1906-stub