Eril Maxine Homburg (16 October 1936 – 16 December 2017) was an Australian women's basketball player.[1]

Eril Homburg
No. 6 – Opals
LeagueBasketball SA
Personal information
Born(1936-10-16)16 October 1936
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Died16 December 2017(2017-12-16) (aged 81)
Adelaide

Biography

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Homburg represented South Australia at basketball.[2] She played in every match for the Australian team at the 1957 FIBA World Championship for Women, hosted by Brazil.[3]

Personal life

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She married John Drennan, a South Australian cricketer who toured New Zealand and South Africa with the Australian team in the 1950s.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Brasil, Cartões de Imigração familysearch.org Retrieved 2017-11-23.
  2. ^ a b "Opals original rests in peace". Basketball On The Internet. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  3. ^ FIBA Archive. 1957 World Championship for Women. Australia. Retrieved 2017-11-23.