Roy Parkin
| Roy Parkin | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Walter Roy Parkin | ||
| Date of birth | 18 July 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Castlemaine, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 February 1957 (aged 52) | ||
| Place of death | Tweed Heads, New South Wales | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1926 | Richmond | 1 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Walter Roy Parkin (18 July 1904 – 18 February 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family[edit]
The son of Walter Parkin (1859–1937)[2] and Annie Helen Parkin (1863–1939),[3] née Cardwell, Walter Roy Parkin was born at Castlemaine, Victoria on 18 July 1904.
Roy Parkin married Jean Casey in Queensland on 30 April 1934.
Football[edit]
Parkin was a full-back from Castlemaine who played all his country football in the same team as former Richmond rover Jack Fincher. Parkin's solitary VFL game was in Round 1 1926 against South Melbourne but his performance did not receive good reviews[4] and he did not play another senior game.
Death[edit]
Roy Parkin died in Tweed Heads on 18 February 1957.[5]
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. 688. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 28, 244. Victoria, Australia. 27 February 1937. p. 7.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 29, 033. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1939. p. 4.
- ^ "NOTES AND COMMENTS". The Australasian. Vol. CXX, no. 4, 036. Victoria, Australia. 8 May 1926. p. 42.
- ^ "Roy Parkin". Find a Grave.
External links[edit]
- Roy Parkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Roy Parkin at AustralianFootball.com
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