Peter Tannock

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Peter Tannock
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Full name Peter Darcy Tannock
Date of birth (1940-10-02) 2 October 1940 (age 82)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1963–1966 East Perth 51 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.

Peter Darcy Tannock AM (born 2 October 1940) is a former academic and Australian rules football player, coach and administrator. [1]

Tannock was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 1996 Queen's Birthday Honours for "service to education, particularly through the Catholic Education Commission and Notre Dame University". [2] He was awarded the Australian Sports Medal in 2000 for his service to Australian football [3] and the Centenary Medal in 2001 for "service as Vice Chancellor, University of Notre Dame and to the Catholic Education Commission." [4]

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References

  1. "Hall of Fame Inductee: Peter Darcy Tannock". West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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