Max Orr, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Max Orr

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1931

Date of Death: 12-Sep-1955

Profession: cricketer, Australian rules footballer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Max Orr

  • Maxwell Charles "Max" Orr (9 January 1931 – 12 September 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Orr, a half forward, played junior football for East Ballarat, before arriving in Melbourne.
  • He made five appearances for Melbourne in the 1952 VFL season but played only two games the following year.
  • While in the city he was also a wicket-keeper for the MCC.
  • In 1954 he returned to the country and began playing for the Ballarat Football Club. On 12 September 1955, Orr died in a car accident on the Western Highway, near Melton, on his way to his home in Creswick.
  • The panel van he was driving had collided with a semi trailer.
  • His father was injured but Orr, who was due to play for Ballarat in a semi final, was killed instantly.

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