Ignatius John "Jack" O'Rourke (15 January 1899 – 13 May 1969) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Jack O'Rourke | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Ignatius John O'Rourke | ||
Date of birth | (1899-01-15)15 January 1899 | ||
Place of birth | Cororooke, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 13 May 1969(1969-05-13) (aged 70) | ||
Place of death | Richmond, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Kooweerup | ||
Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1920–24 | St Kilda | 29 (21) | |
1925–27 | Fitzroy | 34 (41) | |
Total | 63 (62) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
One of the ten children of Joseph Francis O'Rourke (1868-1951), and Maria Mary "Polly" O'Rourke, née Dunne (1867-1933),[2] Ignatius John O'Rourke was born at Cororooke, Victoria on 15 January 1899.
His brother, Frank O'Rourke, played for Carlton and Fitzroy.
He married Beryl Josine Morden (1901-1996) in 1926. Both their sons, John Brian "Jack" O'Rourke (1928-2008) and Basil Joseph O'Rourke (1930-2017), played for Richmond in the VFL.
His brother-in-law, Jim Morden played for St Kilda, and another brother-in-law, Clem Morden, played for St Kilda and for Collingwood in the VFL.
He was granted a clearance to the Horsham Football Club in the Wimmera District Football Association in 1928.[3][4][5]
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