About Frank Bourke
Lived 1922 – 2011 (aged 89). Frank Bourke was an australian rules football player.
Francis Michael "Frank" Bourke (3 February 1922 – 27 December 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s.
He played one game during the 1943 season while on leave from the RAAF. After the war Bourke joined the club for the 1946 season playing in 9 games before a knee injury. He would come back to play in 1947 for 6 games before retirement.
Bourke coached Ganmain Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) to the 1950 premiership, kicking 8 goals in the grand final against Griffith. Bourke also kicked 6 goals in the 1950 second semi final against Griffith too.
Frank Bourke is best known for being the start of the Tigers only three-generation family at the club being the father of Richmond Immortal Francis Bourke and grandfather of David Bourke.
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Who was Frank Bourke?
Australian rules footballer
When was Frank Bourke born?
Frank Bourke was born on 3 February 1922 in Numurkah.
When did Frank Bourke die?
Frank Bourke died on 27 December 2011 in Nathalia.
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Frank Bourke was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Bourke. https://biography.guide/frank-bourke/
MLA: "Frank Bourke." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-bourke/.
Chicago: "Frank Bourke." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-bourke/.
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