Alexander Stanley Byrne (21 May 1904 – 23 August 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Alex Byrne | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Alexander Stanley Byrne | ||
| Date of birth | 21 May 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 August 1975 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Kalangadoo, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Penola | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1929 | Fitzroy | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
editThe son of John Byrne (1864 – 1955)[2] and Phyllis Hannah Byrne, née Nattrass (1871 – 1950),[3] Alexander Stanley Byrne was born at the western Victorian town of Nhill on 21 May 1904.
He was the older brother of both Fitzroy player Rex Byrne and Carlton and Hawthorn player Tom Byrne.
War service
editByrne later served as a gunner in an Anti Aircraft Regiment of the Australian Army during World War II.[4]
Notes
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Pennant. Vol. 8, no. 45. South Australia. 28 July 1955. p. 5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Border Watch. Vol. 90, no. 10, 160. South Australia. 1 June 1950. p. 6.
- ^ "World War II Roll: BYRNE, Alexander Stanley". Department of Veterans Affairs.
External links
edit- Alex Byrne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Alex Byrne at AustralianFootball.com
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