Dick O'Connor (rugby league)

Richard Gregory O'Connor (1916–1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s. He later became an administrator.

Dick O'Connor
Dick O'Connor 1938
Personal information
Full nameRichard Gregory O'Connor
Born9 September 1916
Kookynie, Western Australia
Died26 February 1958 (age 41)
Bexley, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1937–38 St. George 5 3 0 0 9
Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Dick O'Connor was a local junior that was graded by St. George Dragons in 1936. He was a mainstay in the Reserve Grade teams of that era, and was a member of the 1938 St. George Dragons Reserve Grade team that won the club's first ever premiership on the 10 Sept 1939 at Sydney Sports Ground.

Dick O'Connor played a number of first grade games before retiring as a player. Dick O'Connor, a very staunch St. George man, then joined the administration of the club in an honorary capacity and stayed with the club until his sudden death.[1]

At the time of his death, Dick O'Connor was the Club Secretary of the Reserve Grade team, and was also a Director of St. George Leagues Club. His death was widely mourned throughout the local community and the NSWRFL.[2]

Dick O'Connor died at Bexley, New South Wales on 26 February 1958, aged 41.[3]

References
  1. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571>
  2. Sydney Morning Herald: funeral notice 28/2/1958
  3. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 27/2/1958
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