About Dinny Dowd
Lived 1906 – 1963 (aged 57). Dinny Dowd was an australian rules football player.
Denis Austin Dowd (1 January 1906 – 1 November 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, South Melbourne and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Dowd played with a number of club's across Victoria including - Iona, Ballarat, Nhill and Nar Nar Goon prior to playing with Fitzroy.
Dowd was recruited to Fitzroy after being best on ground for Nar Nar Goon in the 1930 Central Gippsland Football League grand final.
Dowd won the 1934 Central Gippsland FL best and fairest award.
He later became President of the Corowa Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1951.
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Who was Dinny Dowd?
Australian rules footballer
When was Dinny Dowd born?
Dinny Dowd was born on 1 January 1906 in Fremantle.
When did Dinny Dowd die?
Dinny Dowd died on 1 November 1963 in Ballarat.
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Dinny Dowd was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dinny Dowd. https://biography.guide/dinny-dowd/
MLA: "Dinny Dowd." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dinny-dowd/.
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