The seventh of ten children born to Michael Joseph Burke (1861–1931) and Jane Burke, nee Robinson (1860–1923), Edward Michael Burke was born at Fitzroy on 19 August 1898.
Prior to his senior football career Burke served in World War I, being injured several in times in fighting in France.[2]
In 1922, he married Doris Irene Hepburn (1902–1950).[3]
FootballEdit
Burke, who had been recruited from Croydon in 1921, first played for Hawthorn when they were in the Victorian Football Association.[4] He made 15 appearances for Hawthorn in the 1925 VFL season, their first in the Victorian Football League[5] and was club captain for part of 1926.[6]
Later lifeEdit
Burke died at Hawthorn in June 1953[7] and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery.[8]
ReferencesEdit
^"Family Notices". The Age. No. 30, 621. Victoria, Australia. 22 June 1953. p. 7.
^"Discovering Anzacs:Edward Michael Burke". National Archives of Australia.
^"Family Notices". The Argus. No. 32, 423. Victoria, Australia. 2 August 1950. p. 14.
paddy, burke, australian, footballer, edward, michael, paddy, burke, august, 1898, june, 1953, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, hawthorn, victorian, football, league, paddy, burkeburke, 1925personal, informationfull, nameedward, michael, burkedate,. Edward Michael Paddy Burke 19 August 1898 20 June 1953 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League VFL Paddy BurkeBurke in May 1925Personal informationFull nameEdward Michael BurkeDate of birth 1898 08 19 19 August 1898Place of birthFitzroy VictoriaDate of death20 June 1953 1953 06 20 aged 54 Place of deathHawthorn Victoria 1 Original team s Hawthorn VFA Height183 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight82 kg 181 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1925 1926Hawthorn31 13 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comEdward Michael Paddy Burke Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Football 3 Later life 4 References 5 External linksFamily and early life EditThe seventh of ten children born to Michael Joseph Burke 1861 1931 and Jane Burke nee Robinson 1860 1923 Edward Michael Burke was born at Fitzroy on 19 August 1898 Prior to his senior football career Burke served in World War I being injured several in times in fighting in France 2 In 1922 he married Doris Irene Hepburn 1902 1950 3 Football EditBurke who had been recruited from Croydon in 1921 first played for Hawthorn when they were in the Victorian Football Association 4 He made 15 appearances for Hawthorn in the 1925 VFL season their first in the Victorian Football League 5 and was club captain for part of 1926 6 Later life EditBurke died at Hawthorn in June 1953 7 and is buried at Box Hill Cemetery 8 References Edit Family Notices The Age No 30 621 Victoria Australia 22 June 1953 p 7 Discovering Anzacs Edward Michael Burke National Archives of Australia Family Notices The Argus No 32 423 Victoria Australia 2 August 1950 p 14 Paddy Burke The VFA Project AFL Tables Paddy Burke afltables com Holmesby Russell Main Jim 2007 The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers BAS Publishing ISBN 978 1 920910 78 5 Family Notices The Age No 30 621 Victoria Australia 22 June 1953 p 7 Edward Michael Burke Find a Grave External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paddy Burke footballer Paddy Burke at AustralianFootball com nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1898 is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paddy Burke Australian footballer amp oldid 1134042989, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
