Rex Byrne
Rex Byrne | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Walter Rex Byrne | ||
Date of birth | 8 December 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Nhill, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 23 May 1971 | (aged 64)||
Place of death | Mount Richmond, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Police (Wednesday league) | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1928 | Northcote (VFA) | 2 (2) | |
1930 | Williamstown (VFA) | 5 (9) | |
1931–33 | Northcote (VFA) | 38 (27) | |
1934 | Fitzroy | 2 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1934. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Walter Rex Byrne (8 December 1906 – 23 May 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Before landing at Fitzroy, Byrne played at Northcote, Mildura, Williamstown and Northcote again. After captain-coaching Mildura for part of 1930, Byrne was transferred back to Melbourne in his job with Victoria Police and joined his brother, Tom Byrne, at Williamstown for the rest of the 1930 season. He played eight games with 'Town, kicking eight goals before returning to Northcote in 1931.
Family
The son of John Byrne (1864 – 1955)[2] and Phyllis Hannah Byrne, née Nattrass (1871 – 1950),[3] Walter Rex Byrne was born at the western Victorian town of Nhill on 8 December 1906.
He was the brother of Fitzroy player Alex Byrne and Carlton, Hawthorn and Williamstown player Tom Byrne.
Notes
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Pennant. Vol. 8, no. 45. South Australia. 28 July 1955. p. 5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Border Watch. Vol. 90, no. 10, 160. South Australia. 1 June 1950. p. 6.
External links
- Rex Byrne at AustralianFootball.com
- Rex Byrne's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Rex Byrne's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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