Frank Bourke

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{distinguish|Francis Bourke}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Frank Bourke

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1922|2|3|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|12|27|1922|2|3|df=yes}}{{cite web|title=Francis Michael Bourke|url=http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/obituaries/heraldsun-au/obituary-preview.aspx?n=francis-michael-bourke&pid=155233045&referrer=2413|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716203503/http://tributes.heraldsun.com.au/obituaries/heraldsun-au/obituary-preview.aspx?n=francis-michael-bourke&pid=155233045&referrer=2413|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 July 2012|work=heraldsun.com.au|accessdate=10 February 2012}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Nathalia (MFL)

| debutdate = 21 August 1943

| debutteam = Richmond

| debutopponent = Melbourne

| debutstadium = Punt Road

| height = 193 cm

| weight = 86 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1947

| years1 = 1943, 1946–1947

| club1 = Richmond

| games_goals1 = 16 (48)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Francis Michael "Frank" Bourke (3 February 1922 – 27 December 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League during the 1940s.

He played one game during the 1943 season while on leave from the RAAF. After the war Bourke joined the club for the 1946 season playing in 9 games before a knee injury. He would come back to play in 1947 for 6 games before retirement.

Bourke coached Ganmain Football Club in the South West Football League (New South Wales) to the 1950 premiership, kicking 8 goals in the grand final against Griffith.{{cite web |title=1950 - Ganmain Premiers |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156117667 |publisher=The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW) |access-date=7 February 2022 |pages=2 |date=19 September 1950}} Bourke also kicked 6 goals in the 1950 second semi final against Griffith too.{{cite web |title=1950 - Ganmain win second semi |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/156105111 |publisher=The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW) |access-date=7 February 2022 |pages=2 |date=5 September 1950}}

Frank Bourke is best known for being the start of the Tigers only three-generation family at the club being the father of Richmond Immortal Francis Bourke and grandfather of David Bourke.Greenberg, Tony (4 January 2012) [http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/127681/default.aspx Farewell Frank] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109023324/http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/127681/default.aspx |date=9 January 2012 }}