Lou Gatti

Louis John Gatti (7 March 1915 – 16 May 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Lou Gatti
Personal information
Full name Louis John Gatti
Date of birth (1915-03-07)7 March 1915
Place of birth Chiltern, Victoria
Date of death 16 May 1977(1977-05-16) (aged 62)
Place of death Port Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Chiltern Valley
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935 South Melbourne 4 (1)
1936–37 St Kilda 5 (3)
Total 9 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Luigi Gatti (1871–1961), and Caroline Gattie (−1944), née de Carle,[2] Louis John Gatti was born at Chiltern, Victoria on 7 March 1915.

He married Muriel Alva Nellie Ball in 1941.

Death

He died at Port Melbourne, Victoria on 16 May 1977.[3]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.309.
  2. The Final Call: Mrs. Caroline Gatti, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 12 February 1944), p.2.
  3. Deaths: Gatti, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 May 1977), p.51.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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