Dave Strickland

David McKenzie Strickland (4 December 1877 – 31 December 1963) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Dave Strickland
Personal information
Full name David McKenzie Strickland
Date of birth (1877-12-04)4 December 1877
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 31 December 1963(1963-12-31) (aged 86)
Place of death Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Menzies
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1900 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Working at Menzies in the goldfields of Western Australia, he was also an amateur sprinter.[2][3] While he performed at a level that would have allowed him to compete in the 1900 Summer Olympics, he was unable to attend as he lacked the money for a trip to Paris.[4] In 1900, he entered the Stawell Gift 130-yard (120-m) foot-race, winning in 12 seconds off a handicap of 10 yards.[5]

His daughter, Shirley Strickland, represented Australia at 3 Olympic Games, winning 7 medals including 3 gold.

References
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 857. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Sporting News". The Pilbarra Goldfield News. Marble Bar, WA. 12 July 1900. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  3. "Shirley Strickland de la Hunty – Full Interview Transcript". Australian Biography. Screen Australia Digital Learning. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  4. Hughes, Dave; Signy, Helen (21 February 2004). "A champion of mind and body". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  5. "Stawell Gift greatest-ever-moments countdown". The Stawell Times-News. 11 April 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2009.


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