Cornelius "Con" O'Toole (25 February 1930 – 2 April 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
O'Toole, a ruckman from Ultima, was a member of Melbourne's 1949 reserves premiership team. The following year he made four appearances in the seniors and then returned to the Ultima Football Club, as captain-coach.[2][3]
He spent the 1954 football season with Swan Hill, whom he captain-coached.[4]
In 1955 he made his way to Goulburn Valley Football League club Rushworth and won that year's Morrison Medal while acting as coach.[5]
When his employment with the Victoria Police Force brought him to Rochester he was appointed captain-coach of the town's Bendigo Football League side, the Rochester Tigers. He guided the club to back to back premierships in 1962 and 1963, the former finishing the season undefeated.[6]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ^ AFL Tables: Con O'Toole
- ^ "Vale Con O'Toole". Sportingpulse.
- ^ The Argus, "O'Toole will coach Swan Hill", 20 October 1953, p. 13
- ^ "Rushworth". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008.
- ^ "Rochester". Full Points Footy. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
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