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Kevin Pirrie

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Kevin Pirrie
Personal information
Full name Kevin James Pirrie
Date of birth (1922-02-16)16 February 1922
Place of birth Hawthorn, Victoria
Date of death 9 January 2006(2006-01-09) (aged 83)
Place of death Kew, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Hawthorn CYMS
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1941, 1946 Hawthorn 10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kevin James Pirrie (16 February 1922 – 9 January 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Family

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He was the son of Richard Pirrie and brother of Dick Pirrie.

War service

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Pirrie's football career was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Death Notice: Kevin James Pirrie". Herald Sun.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 708. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  3. ^ "World War II Roll: Kevin James Pirrie". Department of Veterans Affairs.
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