Joseph Richard Brennan (1908–1949) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
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| Full name | Joseph Richard Brennan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 April 1908 Canterbury, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 June 1949 (aged 41) Griffith, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Relatives | Len Brennan (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editBrennan was the elder brother of Len Brennan who also played for St. George and was a schoolboy GPS sprint champion. Brennan played with the Saints for four seasons from 1931 to 1934.[2]
He played one season with Souths in 1936 before retiring from rugby league.[3]
Death
editBrennan died from accidental tetanus poisoning in Griffith, New South Wales on 23 June 1949.[4] [5]
References
edit- ^ "Joe Brennan – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ The TRUTH (Sydney) Joe Brennan Photo 7/8/1932 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169134092?searchTerm=%22joe%20brennan%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=193
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ The Sun (Sydney) 'Tetanus Death" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/229775496?searchTerm=%22joseph%20brennan%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald:Death Notice 24/6/1949 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18120371?searchTerm=joseph%20richard%20brennan&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1949%7C%7C%7Cl-category=Family+Notices%7C%7C%7Cl-title=35
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