Australian rules footballer
| Dick Gorsuch | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward William Gorsuch | ||
| Date of birth | (1878-11-26)26 November 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 7 August 1934(1934-08-07) (aged 55) | ||
| Place of death | Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Princes Hill | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1899 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910), née Holland, Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.
He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972), Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).
Football
Injured in the pre-season, He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.
In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.
Death
He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.
Notes
- Holmesby (2009), p.312.
- Deaths: Gorsuch, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 October 1910), p.1.
- Marriages: Gorsuch—Holland (Silver Wedding), The Age, (Tuesday, 5 January 1904), p.1.
- Marriages: Gorsuch—Trease, The Age, (Saturday, 18 May 1929), p.11.
- Births: Gorsuch, Te Age, (Saturday, 23 June 1906), p.5.
- Deaths: Griffiths, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1946), p.2.
- Football, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1899), p.3.
- Football, The Age, (Thursday, 20 June 1901), p.8. Note that his name appears twice in relation to the grant of his permit: under "Victorian League" as "T. Gorsuch" (obviously a typo); and under "Victorian Junior Association" as "E. Gorsuch".
- Deaths: Gorsuch, The Age, (Thursday, 9 August 1934), p.1.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
External links
- Dick Gorsuch's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Dick Gorsuch's profile at Blueseum
- Dick Gorsuch at AustralianFootball.com
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