Ignatius John "Jack" O'Rourke (15 January 1899 – 13 May 1969) 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
St Kilda and
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL).
Family
One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933), Ignatius John O'Rourke was born at
Cororooke, Victoria on 15 January 1899.
His brother,
Frank O'Rourke, played for Carlton and Fitzroy.
He married Beryl Josine Morden (1901-1996) in 1926. Both their sons,
John Brian "Jack" O'Rourke (1928-2008) and
Basil Joseph O'Rourke (1930-2017), played for Richmond in the VFL.
His brother-in-law,
Jim Morden
Jim Morden (20 July 1899 – 6 July 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League
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played for St Kilda, and another brother-in-law,
Clem Morden, played for St Kilda and for Collingwood in the VFL.
Football
Horsham (WDFA)
He was granted a clearance to the
Horsham Football Club in the
Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.
Horsham Player's Fine Record, ''The Weekly Times'', (Saturday, 21 June 1930), p.70.
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External links
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Jack O'Rourke
at ''The VFA Project''.
1899 births
1969 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
St Kilda Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club players
Horsham Football Club players
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