Paddy Deagan

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Paddy Deagan
Personal information
Full name Paddy Deagan
Date of birth (1931-06-16) 16 June 1931 (age 86)
Original team(s) South Melbourne YCW
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1951–54 South Melbourne 48 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Paddy Deagan (born 16 June 1931) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Australian rules football Contact sport invented in Melbourne

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Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 217. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

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