About Dan Kearney
Lived 1921 – 1984 (aged 63). Dan Kearney was an Australian australian rules football player.
Daniel Martin Kearney (23 May 1921 – 19 August 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The grandson of Geelong (VFA) footballer Daniel Michael "Nasher" Kearney (1864-1925), and the son of Geelong (VFL) footballer James Patrick Kearney (1893-1944), and Elizabeth Mary Kearney (1891-1982), née Lang, Daniel Martin Kearney was born at Geelong, Victoria, on 23 May 1921.
He married Catherine Iverson McLean (1919-2009) in 1944.
Death He died at the Geelong suburb of Clifton Springs on 19 August 1984.
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Who was Dan Kearney?
Australian rules footballer (1921-1984)
When was Dan Kearney born?
Dan Kearney was born on 23 May 1921 in Geelong.
When did Dan Kearney die?
Dan Kearney died on 19 August 1984.
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Dan Kearney was an australian rules football player.
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Dan Kearney was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dan Kearney. https://biography.guide/dan-kearney/
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