Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)
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Bob Quinn being chaired off Adelaide Oval after captaining Port Adelaide to victory in the 1939 SANFL Grand Final. | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Berrima Quinn | ||
| Nickname(s) | Bob | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenhead, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 2008 (aged 93) | ||
| Place of death | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Semaphore Centrals | ||
| Height | 167 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1933–1947 | Port Adelaide | 239 (386) | |
| 1944 | Port/Torrens (World War II) | 12 (28) | |
| Total | 251 (414) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 1936–1947 | South Australia | 15 (26) | |
| Coaching career3 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1939–1940; 1945–1947 | Port Adelaide | ≈80 | |
| 1953 | South Australia | 4 (3–1–0) 75.00% | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1947. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1953. | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Robert Berrima Quinn MM (9 April 1915 – 12 September 2008) was a champion Australian rules footballer with the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), and a decorated soldier of the Second World War.