Peter Daniel O'Sullivan (22 May 1932 – 23 September 1972) 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) during the 1950s.

Football

O'Sullivan, who was a good performer for Ascot Youth Centre in the Essendon District League before joining the VFL, played his football on the wing and as a half-forward flanker. After making 12 appearances in his debut season with Essendon, O'Sullivan played 19 games in 1953, including a semi final. Over the next two seasons O'Sullivan found in more difficult to establish a place for himself in the side. In 1956 joined

Charlie Gaudion Charles Henry Gaudion (14 April 1904 – 24 September 1979) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Family The son of John Richard Gaudion (1878-1914), and Marga ...

's North Melbourne. He spent three years at North Melbourne, including the 1957 season in the reserves when North Melbourne 14.13 (97) defeated Fitzroy 13.15 (93) in the grand final—O'Sullivan, who kicked 4 goals, was best on the ground. He finished his career in the

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at Coburg. In 1962 O'Sullivan coached Sorrento in the Mornington Peninsula Football League.

Death

At the age of 40, O'Sullivan, a passenger, was killed in a car accident on the Calder Highway, south of Ouyen, on 23 September 1972.Deaths: O'Sullivan, ''The Age'', (Monday, 25 September 1972), p.15.
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Notes

References

* Maplestone, M., ''Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996'', Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.

External links

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at ''Boyles Football Photos''. {{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Peter 1932 births Essendon Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Coburg Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Road incident deaths in Victoria (state) 1972 deaths