Frank Brophy (footballer)
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Frank Brophy
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| fullname = Hugh Francis Brophy
| birth_date = 29 May 1879
| birth_place = Fitzroy, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1932|9|15|1879|5|29|df=yes}}
| death_place = Fitzroy, Victoria
| originalteam = St Ignatius Juniors
| height =
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| position =
| statsend = 1903
| years1 = 1902–1903
| club1 = {{AFL Fit}}
| games_goals1 = 26 (20)
| careerhighlights =
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Hugh Francis Brophy (29 May 1879 – 15 September 1932){{cite news|title=Family Notices|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4498202|accessdate=10 September 2014|work=The Argus|date=16 September 1932}} was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Biography
Brophy was a son of Hugh Francis Brophy and Margaret Freaney who were born in Ireland and came to Australia during the nineteenth century. His father, who was involved in the building trade, was a staunch supporter of Irish independence his entire life and had arrived in Western Australia in 1868 after being convicted and transported for taking part in a Fenian uprising a few years earlier.
Frank Brophy, born in Carlton North, Victoria attended St. Colman's School in Fitzroy and later entered the department of the Postmaster General as a linesman. In December 1903 he fell off a roof while working on a local building and seriously injured his back and skull. This event forced him to alter his career to that of draughtsman.HUGH FRANCIS (FRANK) BROPHY. (13 October 1932). Advocate (Melbourne, Vic. : 1868 – 1954), p. 33. Retrieved 11 July 2015, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article174622067
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References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=F/Frank_Brophy.html|alt=Frank Brophy}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Category:Fitzroy Football Club players
Category:Burials at Melbourne General Cemetery
Category:People from Carlton North, Victoria
Category:Australian people of Irish descent
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