Tom Outridge Sr.
Appearance
Tom Outridge (20 September 1898 – 27 September 1973[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Subiaco and Perth in the WAFL.
Outridge holds his place in Western Australian sporting history as the inaugural winner of the Sandover Medal. He won the award in 1921, while at Subiaco, having previously spent four seasons with Perth. Prior to that he played in the Goldfields Football League after arriving to the state from Ballarat.[1]
The ruckman played a total of 217 games for Subiaco over 13 seasons and represented Western Australia at the 1921 Perth Carnival.
He served as president of the Subiaco Football Club in 1941.[2]
In 2008 he was named as a forward pocket in Subiaco's official 'Team of the Century'
Citations
- ^ a b East, Alan (2006). The Sandover Medal Men. pp. 1–5. ISBN 0-9775813-0-6.
- ^ Past Club Staff – sfclions.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2011.