Ted Regan

Ted Regan
Personal information
Full name George Frederick Regan
Date of birth 6 June 1915
Date of death 9 July 1943(1943-07-09) (aged 28)
Place of death over Burma
Original team Elsternwick
Height/Weight 178 cm / 75 kg
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938
1939, 1941
Total
Melbourne
Essendon
4 (0)
7 (1)
11 (1)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1941 season .

George Frederick "Ted" Regan (6 June 1915 – 9 July 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Regan, originally from Elsternwick, was a defender during his brief league career. He started out at Melbourne in 1938 but crossed to Essendon the following year. After not playing at all in 1940, he participated in the 1941 VFL Grand Final for Essendon as a reserve but finished on the losing side.

A Flight Sergeant with the RAAF in World War II, Regan was killed when his plane was shot down in a battle over Burma on 9 July 1943.

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