Ron Barry (footballer)

Ronald Joseph Barry (27 October 1923 – 5 July 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ron Barry
Personal information
Full name Ronald Joseph Barry
Date of birth (1923-10-27)27 October 1923
Place of birth Albert Park, Victoria
Date of death 5 July 1978(1978-07-05) (aged 54)
Place of death Dandenong South, Victoria
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Position(s) Defence
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1946–50 South Melbourne 54 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Personal life

Barry served as a private in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 48. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 15 January 2021.


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