Denis O'Brien (footballer)

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Denis O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Denis O'Brien
Date of birth (1952-04-10) 10 April 1952 (age 69)
Original team(s) Greensborough [1]
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1971 Collingwood 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1971.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Denis O'Brien (born 10 April 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [2]

Notes

  1. "Denis O'Brien". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 664. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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