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4 unusual facts about Purtell


Purtell

Billy Purtell (1886–1962), third baseman who played five seasons in Major League Baseball

Purtell Park, rugby league ground in Bardon, a suburb in Brisbane's west

Marty Purtell (born 1891), long-time minor league baseball player and manager

William A. Purtell (1897–1978), American politician from Connecticut


Rube Ferns

He defeated such men as "Mysterious" Billy Smith, Eddie Connolly, Bobby Dobbs, William "Matty" Matthews, Frank Erne, Owen Zeigler, "Scaldy" Bill Quinn, Harry Pigeon, Frank "Dutch" Neal, Paddy Purtell and Shorty Ahearn.

Wests Panthers

In 1974, the club moved wholly to its training premises on Mount Coot-tha, naming their new home Purtell Park after club stalwart Tom Purtell.


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