Ken Dineen
| Ken Dineen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ken Dineen | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1917 | ||
| Date of death | 1 November 2002 (aged 85) | ||
| Original team(s) | Preston | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back / Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939–1941, 1944–1945 | South Melbourne | 47 (50) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ken Dineen (3 September 1917 – 1 November 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Dinnen was a pilot during World War II and his plane was put down by Japanese fighters. He was rescued by the Fuzzy Wuzzy Angels of Papua New Guinea.[2]
Dineen was cleared to Camberwell Football Club midway through 1945.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1942 - dineen wounded in aerial battle". Trove Newspapers. Record. 26 December 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "1945 - Leaves without clearance". Trove Newspapers. Record. 23 June 1945. p. 3. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
External links[edit]
- Ken Dineen's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Dineen at AustralianFootball.com
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Categories:
- 1917 births
- 2002 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Sydney Swans players
- Camberwell Football Club players
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Royal Australian Air Force officers
- Australian World War II pilots
- Shot-down aviators
- Military personnel from Victoria (state)
- Australian rules biography, 1917 birth stubs