Michael Davitt Coghlan (28 December 1907 – 10 October 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Davitt Coghlan | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michael Davitt Liguri Coghlan | ||
Date of birth | (1907-12-28)28 December 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Coburg, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 October 1964(1964-10-10) (aged 56) | ||
Place of death |
St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925, 1928–30 | Fitzroy | 25 (10) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
The son of Michael Coghlan (-1956),[2] and Annie Coghlan (-1940),[3] Michael Davitt Coghlan was born at Coburg, Victoria on 28 December 1907.
His brother, Arthur Emmett "Bull" Coghlan (1902-1959), played VFl football for Geelong.
He married Patricia Genevieve O'Keefe (1907-1957) in 1938.
He served with the Royal Australian Air Force in the Second World War.
He died at St Vincent's Hospital in Fitzroy, Victoria on 10 October 1964.[4]
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