George_O'Hehir

George O'Hehir

George O'Hehir

Australian rules footballer

George Stanley O'Hehir (20 August 1891 – 29 January 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

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Early life

The son of Michael O’Hehir (1856–1922)[2] and Mary Wheelan (1859–1925),[3] George Stanley O'Hehir was born at Bullarto on 20 August 1891.

Football career

O'Hehir commenced playing at Bullarto, winning a premiership in 1915.[4] He was a noted sportsman in the district, also competing in boxing,[5] shooting[6] and woodchopping.[7]

In 1918, George and his brother Michael moved to Koo Wee Rup, and played football for the local team.[8] George O'Hehir's prominent performances for Koo Wee Rup led to St. Kilda seeking to secure his services in late 1920, but they were unable to locate him.[9] In June 1921 Richmond secured a permit for O'Hehir[10] and after training once he played a single game for them, playing well enough to earn some praise from the highly critical scribe attached to the local Richmond paper.[11] He did not play another game for Richmond and returned to the Koo Wee Rup area, later playing with Bayles.[12]

Life after football

In 1926, O'Hehir married Mary Ellen Dineen and they returned to Bullarto, with George working as a farmer. In 1933 he established a sawmill at Blakeville.[13][14] He subsequently also established a sawmill at Crystal Creek (near Alexandra).[15]

George O'Hehir and his wife moved to Ballarat in their later years, and O'Hehir died in a private hospital there on 29 January 1956.[16]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 670. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. [2]
    "Family Notices". The Argus. No. 23, 711. Victoria, Australia. 3 August 1922. p. 1.
  3. [3]
    "Family Notices". The Age. No. 22, 012. Victoria, Australia. 21 October 1925. p. 1.
  4. [4]
    "FOOTBALL". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4765. Victoria, Australia. 19 August 1915. p. 3.
  5. [5]
    "AMATEUR BOXING". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4637. Victoria, Australia. 22 September 1914. p. 3.
  6. [6]
    "BULLARTO RIFLE CLUB". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4879. Victoria, Australia. 23 May 1916. p. 3.
  7. [7]
    "BULLARTO". The Daylesford Advocate. No. 4860. Victoria, Australia. 23 March 1916. p. 3.
  8. [8]
    "FOOTBALL". Lang Lang Guardian. Victoria, Australia. 28 June 1918. p. 2.
  9. [9]
    "Play and Players". The Herald. No. 13, 872. Victoria, Australia. 27 August 1920. p. 3.
  10. [10]
    "SPORTING". The Argus. No. 23, 371. Victoria, Australia. 30 June 1921. p. 4.
  11. [11]
    "George O'Hehir". Tigerland Archive.
  12. [12]
    "FOOTBALL". Great Southern Advocate. Victoria, Australia. 6 August 1925. p. 5.
  13. [13]
    "Riverina News". The Age. No. 24, 360. Victoria, Australia. 10 May 1933. p. 14.
  14. [14]
    "News from Cities and Towns". The Argus. No. 27, 344. Victoria, Australia. 9 April 1934. p. 3.
  15. [15]
    "Magisterial Inquiry". Alexandra And Yea Standard. Vol. 67. Victoria, Australia. 4 February 1938. p. 2.
  16. [16]
    "Family Notices". The Argus. Victoria, Australia. 31 January 1956. p. 10.


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