Ted Kilmurray facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Ted Kilmurray |
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Edward Kilmurray | ||
| Nickname(s) | Square | ||
| Date of birth | 18 August 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Wiluna, Western Australia, Australia | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 2025 (aged 90) | ||
| Original team | Kenwick | ||
Ted "Square" Kilmurray (18 August 1934 – 10 January 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who played with East Perth in the West Australian National Football League between 1953 and 1966 for a total of 257 games.
Kilmurray was often used on the half forward flanks but also played as a key position forward and ruck-rover. He was a good exponent of the flick pass and won East Perth's Best and Fairest in 1958, breaking teammate Graham Farmer's sequence of four in a row. That year he also won a Sandover Medal as best player in the competition as voted for by the umpires. He was a three time premiership player with East Perth and represented Western Australia at interstate football on four occasions.
In 2005 Kilmurray was named on the interchange bench in the official Indigenous Team of the Century.
Kilmurray died on 10 January 2025, at the age of 90.
