Kevin Frank O'Halloran (17 January 1915 – 6 October 1976) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
St Kilda,
South Melbourne
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and
Footscray in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
The son of Simon Patrick O'Halloran (1874-1949), an Barbara Lee Goldsmith (1876-1922), Kevin Francis O'Halloran was born on 17 January 1915.
He married Ida Jean Crawford (1916-1989)in 1940.
His son,
Eddie, played with Footscray during the early 1960s.
Football
O'Halloran was a follower, originally from
Eaglehawk in the
Bendigo Football League
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. Over the next two seasons he had the unusual distinction of playing for four clubs.
St Kilda (VFL)
He kicked a league equaling record seven goals on his VFL debut, against
Footscray at
Western Oval
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.
South Melbourne (VFL)
He was at South Melbourne in 1940.
Yarraville (VFA)
He joined
Yarraville in 1940.
Footscray (VFL)
Although he was not cleared from Yarraville, the VFL Permit Committee granted him a permit to play with the VFL team Footscray on 18 June 1941.
Death
He died at his residence in
Footscray, Victoria
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on 6 October 1976.
Deaths: O'Halloran, ''The Age'', (Thursday, 7 October 1976), p.22.
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Notes
External links
Kevin O'Halloran
at ''The VFA Project''.
Kevin O'Halloran
at ''Boyles Football Photos''.
1915 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
St Kilda Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Western Bulldogs players
Eaglehawk Football Club players
Yarraville Football Club players
1976 deaths
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