Ted O'Meara

Edward Patrick O'Meara (26 March 1903 – 1 August 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ted O'Meara
Personal information
Full name Edward Patrick O'Meara
Date of birth (1903-03-26)26 March 1903
Place of birth Toongabbie, Victoria
Date of death 1 August 1941(1941-08-01) (aged 38)
Place of death East Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Leopold Football Club (MJFA)
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 68 kg (150 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1924–1926 South Melbourne 13 (15)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Cornelius O'Meara (1853-1944),[2] and Mary O'Meara (1866-1940), née O'Sullivan,[3] Edward Patrick O'Meara was born at Toongabbie, Victoria 26 March 1903.

Football

Recruited from the Leopold Football Club in the Metropolitan Junior Football Association (MJFA).[4]

Death

He died at East Melbourne, Victoria on 1 August 1941.[5][6]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.672.
  2. Mr. C. O'Meara's Death, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 26 February 1944), p.1.
  3. The Final Call: Mrs. Mary O'Meara, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 12 October 1940), p.2.
  4. 'Wingster', "Football Season Near", The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 29 March 1924), p.1.
  5. Deaths: O'Meara, The Argus, (Saturday, 2 August 1941), p.4.
  6. Missing Friends: Lila Mary O'Meara, The Age, (Friday, 16 January 1942), p.6.

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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