Frank Cahill

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Frank Cahill
Personal information
Date of birth(1922-05-07)7 May 1922
Date of death 10 June 1982(1982-06-10) (aged 60)
Original team(s) Spotswood
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1942–44 Footscray 21 (18)
1948–49 Carlton 23 (2)
Total44 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frank Cahill (born 7 May 1922 - 10 June 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

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Personal life

Cahill was the father of Mike Cahill, a professional golfer. [2] [3]

In April 1982, Cahill went into the hospital. [4] He passed away two months later. [1]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 116. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. ↑ "GOLF In-form Cahill grabs lead". Canberra Times. 21 November 1980. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald 19 Oct 1975, page Page 69". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Sydney Morning Herald 17 May 1982, page Page 39". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.


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