Pat O'Dea, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pat O'Dea

Australian sportsman

Date of Birth: 17-Mar-1872

Place of Birth: Kilmore, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 05-Apr-1962

Profession: athletics competitor, Australian rules footballer, American football player

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Patrick John "Kangaroo Kicker" O'Dea (17 March 1872 – 5 April 1962) was an Australian rules and American football player and coach.
An Australian by birth, O'Dea played Australian rules football for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
In 1898 and 1899, O'Dea played American football at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, where he excelled in the kicking game.
He then served as the head football coach at the University of Notre Dame from 1900 to 1901 and at the University of Missouri in 1902, compiling a career college football record of 19–7–2.
O'Dea was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1962.