Tom McArthur (30 June 1937 – 15 June 2018
) 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 ...
field umpire in the
Queensland Australian Football League
The Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) is an Australian rules football competition organised by the AFL Queensland, contested by clubs from South East Queensland.
Previously known as the Queensland Football League (QFL), Queensland ...
. He umpired 502 senior games, a national record, from 1959 to 1985.
Honours
In 2003, McArthur was named Queensland Umpire of the Century when the Queensland Team of the Century was announced.
McArthur was inducted into the
Australian Football Hall of Fame
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the Centenary year of the Australian Football League, to help recognise the contributions made to the sport of Australian rules football by players, umpires, media personalities, coa ...
in 2008.
He was inducted as one of seven inaugural Legends in the Queensland Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2008.
References
External links
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AFL Profile
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Australian rules football umpires
Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
1937 births
2018 deaths
Sportsmen from Queensland