Researching Phil Sullivan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12584 people with the Sullivan surname? In that year Sullivan was ranked number 323 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Phil means "Form of PHILLIP. Loving" and is of Greek origin.
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Phil Sullivan
Philip Gerard Sullivan (8 September 1903 – 15 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
The son of Phillip Edward Sullivan and Mary Gertrude Goodman, Phil Sullivan joined Hawthorn at the start of the 1926 VFL season from St Arnaud. He made his debut against South Melbourne in Round 10 and played seven of the final eight games of the season. He left Hawthorn to coach Somerville in the Mornington Peninsula league in 1927.
Phil Sullivan married Rosa Carolina Kahl in 1928 and they had six children. He worked for the railways and they lived in Ararat for about ten years before returning to Melbourne . He remarried to Elizabeth Mary O'Leary and had two more children. He resided in Oakleigh until his death in 1970.
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