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Dick Gorsuch

Australian rules footballer

Dick Gorsuch
Personal information
Full name	Edward William Gorsuch
Date of birth	(1878-11-26)26 November 1878
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Date of death	7 August 1934(1934-08-07) (aged 55)
Place of death	Fitzroy, Victoria
Original team(s)	Princes Hill
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1899	Carlton	1 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1899.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910),^[2] née Holland,^[3] Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.

He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972),^[4] Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).^[5]^[6]

Football

Injured in the pre-season,^[7] He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.

In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.^[8]

Death

He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.^[9]

Notes

^ Holmesby (2009), p.312.
^ Deaths: Gorsuch, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 October 1910), p.1.
^ Marriages: Gorsuch—Holland (Silver Wedding), The Age, (Tuesday, 5 January 1904), p.1.
^ Marriages: Gorsuch—Trease, The Age, (Saturday, 18 May 1929), p.11.
^ Births: Gorsuch, Te Age, (Saturday, 23 June 1906), p.5.
^ Deaths: Griffiths, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1946), p.2.
^ Football, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1899), p.3.
^ Football, The Age, (Thursday, 20 June 1901), p.8. Note that his name appears twice in relation to the grant of his permit: under "Victorian League" as "T. Gorsuch" (obviously a typo); and under "Victorian Junior Association" as "E. Gorsuch".
^ Deaths: Gorsuch, The Age, (Thursday, 9 August 1934), p.1.

References

Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.