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Australian rules footballer
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
28 June 1924
Death:
17 October 1990
The details
Biography
George Denis Pruen Cordner (28 June 1924 – 17 October 1990) was an Australian rules football player and diplomat. His brothers Don, John and Ted were also notable sportsmen.
Denis Cordner played in the ruck in the Melbourne premiership teams in the 1948, 1955 and 1956.
He was named in the Melbourne's "Team of the Century" in 2000 as the starting ruckman.
In September 1981, Cordner was appointed Australian Consul-General in New York. He took up the post in March 1982. Cordner's wife Pat was mugged on her first day out in New York city. In March 1984, Cordner was asked to return to Australia within three months.
Cordner died of coronary heart disease on 17 October 1990, at home in East Kew.