Australian rules footballer
| 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 career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1941, 1944–1945 | South Melbourne | 47 (50) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ken Dineen (3 September 1917 – 1 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
Dineen was cleared to Camberwell Football Club midway through 1945.
Notes
- 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.
- "1942 - dineen wounded in aerial battle". Trove Newspapers. Record. 26 December 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "1945 - Leaves without clearance". Trove Newspapers. Record. 23 June 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links
- Ken Dineen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Dineen at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1917 births
- 2002 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Sydney Swans players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force officers
- Australian World War II pilots
- Shot-down aviators
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian rules biography, 1917 birth stubs