Reginald Patrick MacGillicuddy (24 July 1891 – 26 January 1922) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University in the Victorian Football League in 1911.[1]
| Reg McGillicuddy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Reginald Patrick MacGillicuddy | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1891 | ||
| Place of birth | Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 1922 (aged 30) | ||
| Place of death | Cunnamulla, Queensland | ||
| Original team(s) | Xavier College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1911 | University | 2 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Reg MacGillicuddy was the son of Irish-catholic parents, Dr Daniel Florance MacGillicuddy and Mary Anne Meaney, who lived in Richmond, in Melbourne's inner east. He attended Xavier College where he excelled at rowing, cricket and football.[2] He studied medicine at the University of Melbourne and while in his first year he made two VFL appearances with the University team.
Following his graduation from Medical School, Dr McGillicuddy enlisted in World War I and served as captain in the AAMC Hospital Transport Corps at Suez Canal in 1917–18 as part of the Sinai and Palestine campaign but was discharged due to chronic cough.[3]
Upon his return from war he married stage performer Goodie Reeve and moved to Queensland, where their daughter Patricia Mary "Yuki" was born. McGillicuddy died in Cunnamulla in 1922,[4] aged 30.[5]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 537. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "WEEKLY JOTTINGS". The Australasian. Victoria, Australia. 30 April 1910. p. 24.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 183. ISBN 978-0-9923791-4-8.
- ^ "Vaudeville Personalities", Everyone's, Vol. 2 No. 100, 1 February 1922, p. 6.
- ^ "Social Gossip". The Daily Advertiser. Wagga Wagga, NSW. 17 February 1922. p. 2.
External links
edit- Reg McGillicuddy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Reg McGillicuddy at AustralianFootball.com
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