Clarence Joseph O'Connor (13 October 1909 – 21 April 1969) was an

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

South Melbourne South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at the 2021 ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). O'Connor won the 1936

Riddell District Football League The Riddell District Football Netball League (RDFNL) is an Australian rules football and netball league in Victoria, Australia. The RDFNL covers towns in the Macedon Ranges and an area from Melton in the south to Kyneton and Lancefield in th ...

's best & fairest award, the Harry O White Medal, playing for Hesket Football Club. Hesket FC folded prior to the 1937

season and O'Connor played for Woodend in 1937 and 1938, including their 1937 premiership side. After debuting for South Melbourne in round three, 1939 and playing five consecutive matches, O'Connor returned to Woodend Football Club.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Clarrie 1909 births 1969 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Sydney Swans players 20th-century Australian sportsmen