Edward William "Dick" Gorsuch (26 November 1878 – 7 August 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby (2009), p.312.
Family The son of Edward William Gorsuch (-1928), and Louisa Gorsuch (1857-1910),Deaths: Gorsuch, The Argus, (Thursday, 13 October 1910), p.1. née Holland,Marriages: Gorsuch—Holland (Silver Wedding), The Age, (Tuesday, 5 January 1904), p.1. Edward William Gorsuch was born in Carlton, Victoria on 26 November 1878.
He married Edith Maud Walton (1878-1962) in 1902. They had two children: Edward William Augustus Roy Gorsuch (1903-1972),Marriages: Gorsuch—Trease, The Age, (Saturday, 18 May 1929), p.11. Hazel Maud Griffiths, née Gorsuch (1906-1946).Births: Gorsuch, Te Age, (Saturday, 23 June 1906), p.5.Deaths: Griffiths, The Argus, (Friday, 22 November 1946), p.2.
Football Injured in the pre-season,Football, The Herald, (Friday, 7 July 1899), p.3. He only played one game for the Carlton First XVIII: at full-forward, against Melbourne, at the MCG, on 15 July 1899.
In 1901 he was cleared from Carlton to Carlton Juniors.Football, The Age, (Thursday, 20 June 1901), p.8. Note that his name appears twice in relation to the grant of his permit: under "Victorian League" as "T. Gorsuch" (obviously a typo); and under "Victorian Junior Association" as "E. Gorsuch".
Death He died at St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne on 7 August 1934.Deaths: Gorsuch, The Age, (Thursday, 9 August 1934), p.1.
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Dick Gorsuch's profile at Blueseum