Tom Cunningham (Australian footballer)

Tom Cunningham
Personal information
Full name	Thomas Gregory Cunningham
Date of birth	(1901-11-30)30 November 1901
Place of birth	Werribee, Victoria
Date of death	5 December 1964(1964-12-05) (aged 63)
Place of death	Pakenham, Victoria
Original team(s)	Nar Nar Goon
Height	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925	St Kilda	2 (3)
1931	Richmond	2 (2)
Total		4 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Thomas Gregory Cunningham (30 November 1901 – 5 December 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). ^[1]

Family

He is the brother of Melbourne footballer Dan Cunningham, the father of Hawthorn footballer Jack Cunningham, and the grandfather of Geelong footballer John Cunningham.

Football

He played his last game of football, for Nar Nar Goon, at the age of 43. ^[2]

Death

He died at Pakenham, Victoria on 5 December 1964. ^[3]

Notes

1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.200.
2. Hogan (1996), p.51.
3. Deaths: Cunningham, The Age, (Monday, 7 December 1964), p.18.

References

• Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN   0-646-18748-1
• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.

External links

• Tom Cunningham's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Tom Cunningham at AustralianFootball.com