About Dan Moriarty
Lived 1875 – 1903 (aged 28). Dan Moriarty was an australian rules football player.
Daniel Patrick Moriarty (18 August 1875 – 26 August 1903) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Moriarty was killed by a freight train near Jolimont railway station in August 1903, eight days after his 28th birthday. The coroner's inquest determined that he probably died while having an epileptic seizure.
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Who was Dan Moriarty?
Australian rules footballer b1875
When was Dan Moriarty born?
Dan Moriarty was born on 18 August 1875 in Melbourne.
When did Dan Moriarty die?
Dan Moriarty died on 26 August 1903 in East Melbourne.
What was Dan Moriarty's occupation?
Dan Moriarty was an australian rules football player.
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· DBpedia: Dan Moriarty (footballer, born 1875)
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