Con McCormack

Cornelius Joseph "Con" McCormack (25 December 1877 – 8 September 1940) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1][2]

Con McCormack
McCormack during his career with Collingwood
Personal information
Full name	Cornelius Joseph McCormack
Date of birth	25 December 1877
Place of birth	Ballarat, Victoria
Date of death	8 September 1940(1940-09-08) (aged 62)
Place of death	Sutherland, New South Wales
Original team(s)	Northcote Juniors
Debut	Round 1, 1902, Collingwood vs. South Melbourne, at Lake Oval
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1902–1903	Collingwood	31 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903.
Career highlights
2× VFL premiership player: 1902, 1903
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John McCormack (1837-1892),^[3] and Susannah McCormack (1843–1927), née Casey,^[4] Cornelius Joseph McCormack was born at Ballarat, Victoria on 25 December 1877.^[5]

He married Amelia Sarah Burrell (1880–1959), in Melbourne, on 3 March 1903.^[6][7] They had five children; two girls and three boys (one of whom died in his infancy). Both of his surviving sons, John Charles "Jack" McCormack (1904–1996) and Eric Rowland McCormack (1905-1997), played First Grade rugby league football in the New South Wales Rugby Football League (NSWRFL) competition.

Football

A centreman, McCormack was a premiership player in each of his two seasons at Collingwood. He experienced just three losses from his 31 games and in 1904 moved to Western Australia where he continued his football career.^[8]

Death

He died at Sutherland, New South Wales on 8 September 1940.^[9]