Gus Kearney
Athlete
1870 – 1907
Who was Gus Kearney?
August D. "Gus" Kearney was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club, and was a part of the Bombers' 1897 premiership team.
Kearney came from Geelong College and played in three of the Essendon Association's premierships between 1892 and 1894. Kearney was a skilled follower who played intercolonial football in 1893.
Kearney was the vice-captain of Essendon in his two playing years for the club in the Victorian Football League, 1897 and 1898.
He also excelled at tennis, winning the New South Wales Open twice and Victorian Singles title six times.
Kearney died young on 10 March 1907, after a nasal operation.
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