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Dick Mullaly

1892 – 1971

Australian rules footballer

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About Dick Mullaly

Lived 1892 – 1971 (aged 78). Dick Mullaly was an australian rules football player.

Richard Thomas Mullaly (19 June 1892 – 11 June 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family The son of William Patrick Mullaly (-1936), and Emma Mullaly, née Dillon, he was born on 19 June 1892. He married Gertrude Sarah Black (1893-1919) in 1916. They had a daughter, Catherine Marie (1918-).

He married, for a second time, on 28 November 1925. His second wife was Anne Elizabeth Finn (1900-1990). Their son, Paul Richard Mullaly, Q.C., B.A., LL.B. Dip.Theol., was a judge of the Victorian County Court from 1979 to 2001.

Football Recruited locally from Leopold, Mullaly played mainly as a centreman during his time at South Melbourne. He participated in South Melbourne's 1912 and 1914 VFL Grand Final losses.

Mullaly continued to serve South Melbourne after his retirement in the role of Club Secretary, a position he held for 12 years — with the collection of players recruited from interstate in 1932/1933 becoming known as South Melbourne's "Foreign Legion". He was awarded life membership in 1940.

He was also a selector for the Victorian interstate team and helped pick the side which competed in the 1933 Sydney Carnival.

Death Dick Mullaly died on 11 June 1971.

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Who was Dick Mullaly?

Australian rules footballer (1892–1971)

When was Dick Mullaly born?

Dick Mullaly was born on 19 June 1892 in Port Melbourne.

When did Dick Mullaly die?

Dick Mullaly died on 11 June 1971 in Prahran.

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Dick Mullaly was an australian rules football player.

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· Wikipedia: Dick Mullaly

· Wikidata: Q5273214

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