- Brian Cunningham
Infobox afl player
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firstname = Brian
lastname = Cunningham
birthdate = Birth date and age|1952|8|14|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Rosewater
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = 1971
debutteam =Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL )
debutopponent =
debutstadium =
teamyears = 1971-1983
playingteams =Port Adelaide Magpies (1971-1983) 256 games
games = 256
coach = notcoach
statsend = 1983
careerhighlights =
*4-times Premiership player 1977,79,80,81
*CaptainPort Adelaide Magpies 1979-1982 (including 3 premierships)
*South Australian State of Origin representative (6 games)
*Port Adelaide Football Club Life Member
*South Australian Football Hall of FameBrian Cunningham (nickname "Bucky") (born 14 August 1952) is a former
Australian rules football er in theSouth Australian National Football League , playing for thePort Adelaide Magpies . Cunningham was later CEO of thePort Adelaide Magpies football club in theSANFL , and Port Adelaide Power football club in the AFL.Making his league debut in 1971, Cunningham played as a rover and small forward throughout his career. In 1979 Cunningham was appointed captain of the
Port Adelaide Magpies , and captained the club until 1982. Port won 3 premierships in Cunningham's 4 years as captin. Cunningham retired at the end of the 1983 season, having played 256 games for Port (kicking 428 goals) and 6 games representing South Australia.Cunningham was appointed CEO (
Chief Executive Officer ) of thePort Adelaide Magpies in 1992 and was part of the club's successful bid to join the AFL. In 1996 Cunningham left the Magpies to become the first CEO ofPort Adelaide Power , who joined the AFL in 1997. Cunningham retired as CEO after the Power's first AFL premiership in 2004.In 2005, Cunningham was inducted into the
South Australian Football Hall of Fame .Between his playing and CEO days, Cunningham worked as a high-school teacher. Brian was appointed Chief Executive of the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science & Technology (DFEEST) in South Australia in 2005.
ee also
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1977 SANFL Grand Final External links
* [http://www.portmagpies.com.au Official Website of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club]
* [http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au Official Website of the Port Adelaide (Power) Football Club]References
*Football Times - 1984 Year Book
* [http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/co-cz.htm#Brian%20Cunningham%20(Port%20Adelaide) Full Points Footy Profile]
* [http://www.abc.net.au/stateline/sa/content/2003/s980182.htm Brian Cunningham feature on ABC Stateline]
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