He married Honora "Nora" O'Connor (1874-1948), in Perth, Western Australia on 24 November 1905.

[4] There were a number of talented footballers among his brothers,[5] including: Recruited from Ballarat, he played his first game for Collingwood, in its last VFA season, against Melbourne, at Victoria Park, on 13 June 1896.

He played as the resting forward pocket rover (kicking 1 goal) in the Collingwood premiership team that defeated South Melbourne, 6.9 (45) to 5.10 (40), in the 1896 Playoff Match, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground, on 6 October 1896.

[15][16][17] He played for Collingwood against St Kilda, at Victoria Park, on 8 May 1897 (kicking 1 goal) for Collingwood, in the team's first-ever game in the new VFL competition.

[19] This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1870s is a stub.