Lou Gatti

Lou Gatti
Personal information
Full name Louis John Gatti
Born (1915-03-07)7 March 1915
Chiltern, Victoria
Died 16 May 1977(1977-05-16) (aged 62)
Port Melbourne, Victoria
Original team Chiltern Valley
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1935 South Melbourne 4 (1)
1936–37 St Kilda 5 (3)
Total 9 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1937.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Louis John Gatti (7 March 1915 – 16 May 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Luigi Gatti (1871–1961),[2] and Caroline Gatti (−1944), née de Carle,[3] Louis John Gatti was born in Chiltern, Victoria on 7 March 1915.[4]

He married Muriel Alva Nellie Ball, at St Silas Church, Albert Park, on 29 November 1941.[5][6]

Death

He died in Port Melbourne, Victoria on 16 May 1977.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.309.
  2. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Deaths Registration No.: 19605/1961.
  3. ↑ The Final Call: Mrs. Caroline Gatti, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 12 February 1944), p. 2.
  4. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Births Registration No.: 16450/1941.
  5. ↑ Births Deaths and Marriages Victoria Marriages Registration No.: 11127/1915.
  6. ↑ Orange Blossom: Gatti—Ball, The (Emerald Hill) Record, (Saturday, 6 December 1941), p. 3.
  7. ↑ Deaths: Gatti, The Age, (Wednesday, 18 May 1977), p.51.

Sources

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.