Dick Flynn (Australian footballer)

Dick Flynn
Personal information
Full name	Richard Charles Flynn
Date of birth	2 November 1926
Place of birth	Broken Hill, New South Wales
Date of death	25 July 1949 (aged 22)
Place of death	Parkville, Victoria
Height/Weight	179 cm / 81 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1946	North Melbourne	1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946 season.

Richard Charles "Dick" Flynn (2 November 1926 – 25 July 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1] He was born in Broken Hill and died in Parkville.

His only senior appearance for North Melbourne came in the opening round of the 1946 VFL season, a 59-point win over St Kilda at Arden Street Oval.^[2][3] He was initially named as an emergency, but came into the team when Kevin Dynon pulled out with an injury.^[4][5]

Flynn was badly injured on 20 July 1949 when he crashed his car into the back of a truck.^[6] He died five days later in Royal Melbourne Hospital.^[6][7]

References

1. Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
2. "WW2 Nominal Roll". Government of Australia.
3. "Dick Flynn". AFL Tables.
4. The Argus, "Good Finish By North", 23 April 1946, p. 12
5. The Argus, "North Team Chosen", 22 April 1946, p. 12
6. The Argus, "Crash victim dies", 26 July 1949, p. 3
7. The Argus, "Jack Howell Tires Of Inaction", 27 July 1949, p. 27