fullname heightweight death_date death_place years birth_place clubs statsend birth_date article_title name
richard charles flynn 179 ; kg & nbsp ; cm / 81 & nbsp 25 july 1949 parkville , victoria 1946 broken hill , new south wales north melbourne 1946 2 november 1926 dick flynn -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-
 dick flynn
dick flynn -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-

richard charles `` dick '' flynn -lrb- 2 november 1926 -- 25 july 1949 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played with north melbourne in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
he was born in broken hill and died in parkville .
his only senior appearance for north melbourne came in the opening round of the 1946 vfl season , a 59-point win over st kilda at arden street oval .
he was initially named as an emergency , but came into the team when kevin dynon pulled out with an injury .
flynn was badly injured on 20 july 1949 when he crashed his car into the back of a truck .
he died five days later in royal melbourne hospital .
