Percy Rodriguez (footballer)

Percy Rodriguez
Personal information
Full name John Filomeno "Percy" Rodriguez
Date of birth 5 January 1893(1893-01-05)
Place of birth Broome, Western Australia, Australia
Date of death 20 March 1917(1917-03-20) (aged 24)
Place of death The Somme, France[1][2]
Original team Xavier College
Height/Weight 173 cm / 73 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1914
1915
Total		 University
Melbourne		 17 (1)
5 (1)
22 (2)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1909 season .

John Filomeno "Percy" Rodriguez (5 January 1893 – 20 March 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with University and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was killed in France during World War I.

Footnotes

  1. ^ Main, J. & Allen, D., "Rodriguez, Percy", pp.161–162 in Main, J. & Allen, D., Fallen — The Ultimate Heroes: Footballers Who Never Returned From War, Crown Content, (Melbourne), 2002.
  2. ^ Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour: Percy John Rodriguez

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