Barry Capuano (born 26 November 1940) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
United Kin ...
in the
VFL.
Wingman Barry Capuano played in a losing Grand Final in his debut season before becoming an Essendon premiership player in 1962. He made his last appearance for the club in 1966 and went on to serve in various administrative roles at Essendon.
Capuano was awarded the
Medal of the Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an Australian honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. It was established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, on the advice of then ...
in the
2025 King's Birthday Honours.
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1940 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club premiership players
Eltham Football Club players
Living people
VFL/AFL premiership players
Essendon Football Club administrators
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia