Australian rules footballer
| Dan Moriarty | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Daniel Patrick Moriarty | ||
| Date of birth | (1875-08-18)18 August 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 August 1903(1903-08-26) (aged 28) | ||
| Place of death | Jolimont | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy Juniors | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1894–96 | Fitzroy (VFA) | 30 (1) | |
| 1897 | Fitzroy | 12 (2) | |
| 1899–1903 | Melbourne | 62 (2) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Daniel Patrick Moriarty (18 August 1875 – 26 August 1903) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Moriarty was killed by a freight train near Jolimont railway station in August 1903, eight days after his 28th birthday. The coroner's inquest determined that he probably died while having an epileptic seizure.
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 629. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Jolimont railway fatality". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic. 29 August 1903. p. 19.
External links
- Dan Moriarty's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Demon Wiki profile
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