Thomas 'Tommy' Joseph Corrigan (24 February 1903 – 9 January 1943) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played for Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL) during the 1920s.

Corrigan was a centreman in Fitzroy's 1922 premiership side and played in a losing Grand Final the following season. He left Fitzroy after the 1928 season and went on to play with Northcote

Northcote Football Club

Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote...

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He served as a Sergeant in the R.A.A.F during World War II and died from an illness while on duty in Melbourne.

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