Ken Dineen

Ken Dineen (3 September 1917 – 1 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ken Dineen
Personal information
Full name Ken Dineen
Date of birth (1917-09-03)3 September 1917
Date of death 1 November 2002(2002-11-01) (aged 85)
Original team(s) Preston
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Half back / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939–1941, 1944–1945 South Melbourne 47 (50)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dinnen was a pilot during World War II and his plane was put down by Japanese fighters. He was rescued by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of Papua New Guinea.[2]

Dineen was cleared to Camberwell Football Club midway through 1945.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "1942 - dineen wounded in aerial battle". Trove Newspapers. Record. 26 December 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. "1945 - Leaves without clearance". Trove Newspapers. Record. 23 June 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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