Tom Kennedy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Thomas Morris Kennedy | ||
Date of birth | 7 July 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Carlton North, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 11 May 1968 | (aged 61)||
Place of death | Doncaster, Victoria | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1927 | Carlton | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Thomas Morris Kennedy (7 July 1906 – 11 May 1968)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
The son of Tristam Charles Kennedy (1857–1916) and Daisy Mary Kennedy (1881–1948), née Morris, Thomas Morris Kennedy was born at Carlton North, Victoria on 7 July 1906.
He married Enid Ruby Mavis Tippett (1912–1999) in 1933.
Kennedy was a follower-forward from Chelsea who played one game for Carlton in Round 1 of the 1927 season, playing in a forward pocket when Carlton met South Melbourne at Princes Park.
Kennedy was granted a permit to Brunswick in June 1927,[3] and subsequently played 18 games for them. During the 1928 season he was granted a clearance to Fitzroy, but he never played a senior game for them.
Kennedy served with Australia’s Volunteer Defence Force during World War II.[4]
Tom Kennedy died on 11 May 1968.[5]