Australian rules footballer
| Tom Kennedy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Thomas Morris Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | (1906-07-07)7 July 1906 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton North, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 May 1968(1968-05-11) (aged 61) | ||
| Place of death | Doncaster, Victoria | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1927 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Thomas Morris Kennedy (7 July 1906 – 11 May 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Tristam Charles Kennedy (1857–1916) and Daisy Mary Kennedy (1881–1948), née Morris, Thomas Morris Kennedy was born at Carlton North, Victoria on 7 July 1906.
He married Enid Ruby Mavis Tippett (1912–1999) in 1933.
Football
Kennedy was a follower-forward from Chelsea who played one game for Carlton in Round 1 of the 1927 season, playing in a forward pocket when Carlton met South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Kennedy was granted a permit to Brunswick in June 1927, and subsequently played 18 games for them. During the 1928 season he was granted a clearance to Fitzroy, but he never played a senior game for them.
War service
Kennedy served with Australia’s Volunteer Defence Force during World War II.
Death
Tom Kennedy died on 11 May 1968.
Notes
- "Tom Kennedy - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 447. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "FOOTBALL". The Age. No. 22525. Victoria, Australia. 16 June 1927. p. 15.
- "World War Two Nominal Roll: Corporal Thoams Morris Kennedy (V366823)". Department of Veterans' Affairs.
- Deaths: Kennedy, The Age, (Wednesday, 15 May 1968), p.25.
External links
- Tom Kennedy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Tom Kennedy's profile at Blueseum.
- T. M. Kennedy, at The VFA Project.
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