Noel John Price (27 December 1917 – 17 July 1984) 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
Fitzroy 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).
Family
The fourth and youngest child of Richmond footballer
Joseph Allister Price (1886-1985), and Ellen May Price (1886-1973), née Horrocks, Noel John Price was born at
Yarragon, Victoria
Yarragon is a town in the Shire of Baw Baw in the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia. The town lies on the Princes Highway and the Gippsland railway line approximately halfway between the major towns of Warragul and Moe. Hills of the ...
on 27 December 1917.
He married Jean Caldwell Yemm (1913-2000) in 1942.
Football
Recruited from Warragul, he wore the number 22 and was a half forward flanker.
Military service
Price's Fitzroy career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
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Notes
References
World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman Noel John Price (118902), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.* A9301, 118902: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman Noel John Price (118902), ''National Archives of Australia''.
External links
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1917 births
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Fitzroy Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club premiership players
Warragul Football Club players
1984 deaths
VFL/AFL premiership players
Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
Military personnel from Victoria (state)
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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