Tom Nolan (Australian rules footballer)
# Tom Nolan (Australian rules footballer)

Thomas Patrick Nolan (11 December 1876 – 27 May 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Nolan joined Fitzroy for the 1899 VFL season and made his senior debut in Round 10, against Geelong. After one more match in the seniors, in Round 11, Nolan returned to the reserves and did not play another senior game.

Nolan become a lawyer and was also a state champion race walker. His brothers Bernie, Jerry and Herb also played football in the VFL.

Nolan died on 27 May 1930 of heart failure in Epworth Hospital in Richmond, Victoria. He left a widow.

## Sources

* ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 659. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
* 1 2 "MR. T. P. NOLAN DEAD". Riverine Herald (Echuca, Vic. : Moama, NSW : 1869 - 1954). Echuca, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 29 May 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
* ↑ "Personalities". Quiz (Adelaide, SA : 1900 - 1909). Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia. 14 June 1907. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
