Jack O'Rourke (footballer, born 1899)

Ignatius John "Jack" O'Rourke (15 January 1899 – 13 May 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Jack O'Rourke
Personal information
Full name Ignatius John O'Rourke
Date of birth (1899-01-15)15 January 1899
Place of birth Cororooke, Victoria
Date of death 13 May 1969(1969-05-13) (aged 70)
Place of death Richmond, Victoria
Original team(s) Kooweerup
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1920–24 St Kilda 29 (21)
1925–27 Fitzroy 34 (41)
Total 63 (62)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),[2] Ignatius John O'Rourke was born at Cororooke, Victoria on 15 January 1899.

His brother, Frank O'Rourke, played for Carlton and Fitzroy.

He married Beryl Josine Morden (1901-1996) in 1926. Both their sons, John Brian "Jack" O'Rourke (1928-2008) and Basil Joseph O'Rourke (1930-2017), played for Richmond in the VFL.

His brother-in-law, Jim Morden played for St Kilda, and another brother-in-law, Clem Morden, played for St Kilda and for Collingwood in the VFL.

Football

Horsham (WDFA)

He was granted a clearance to the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.[3][4][5]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.674.
  2. Deaths: O'Rourke, The Argus, (Tuesday, 21 November 1933), p.1.
  3. Wimmera Prospects: Permits Granted, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 3 May 1928), p.76.
  4. Wimmera League Football, 1928 — Horsham Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 22 September 1928), p.43.
  5. Horsham Player's Fine Record, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 21 June 1930), p.70.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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