Maxwell Charles Orr (9 January 1931 – 12 September 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2007).
Family The son of Charles Walter Orr (1872-1953), and Marjorie Elizabeth Bartlett Orr (1900-1998), née Beames, Maxwell Charles Orr was born at Ballarat on 9 January 1931.
He married Helen Ivy Mills in 1950.She later remarried; marrying Daniel Thomas Ellis in 1956.
Football Orr, a half forward, played junior football for East Ballarat, before arriving in Melbourne.Country Player Loses Appeal, The Age, (Tuesday, 9 May 1950), p.14.Demons will get Orr, The Argus, (Wednesday, 23 April 1952), p.22.Two Recruits in Demons' Team, The Age, (Friday, 2 May 1952), p.13.
He made five appearances for Melbourne in the 1952 VFL season but played only two games the following year.Max Orr -- Games Played, afltables.com
In 1954 he returned to the country and began playing for the Ballarat Football Club.
Cricket While in the city he was also a wicket-keeper for the MCC.
Death 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 collided with a semi trailer. His father was injured; but Orr, who was due to play for Ballarat in a semi final later that week, was killed instantly.The Age,"Son Killed, Father Hurt, Near Melton", 13 September 1955, p.1.Star's Death Blow to Ballarat, The Argus, (Friday, 16 September 1955), p.16.Ballarat Draws with Sandhurst, The Argus, (Monday, 10 October 1955), p.15.
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External links
Max Orr at Demonwiki.