Noel Price (footballer)

Noel John Price (27 December 1917 – 17 July 1984) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family

The fourth and youngest child of Richmond footballer Joseph Allister Price (1886-1985), and Ellen May Price (1886-1973), née Horrocks, Noel John Price was born at Yarragon, Victoria on 27 December 1917.

He married Jean Caldwell Yemm (1913-2000) in 1942.

Football

Recruited from Warragul, he wore the number 22 and was a half forward flanker.

Military service

Price's Fitzroy career was interrupted by his service in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.

Notes

References

• World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftman Noel John Price (118902), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• A9301, 118902: World War Two Service Record: Leading Aircraftman Noel John Price (118902), National Archives of Australia.

External links

• 2004 obituary of Maurie Hearn, mentioning Clen Denning and Laurie Bickerton as the surviving members of the Maroons' 1944 side