title: Richard Pirrie
text: # Richard Pirrie
  
  Richard Francis Pirrie (15 April 1879 – 15 September 1962) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
  
  ## Family
  
  The son of James Pirrie (1832-1898), and Mary Pirrie (1844-1931), née Murphy, Richard Francis Pirrie was born in Richmond, Victoria on 15 April 1879.
  
  He married Isobel Agatha McGuire (1897-1982) on 16 July 1919.
  
  Two of his sons, Dick Pirrie and Kevin Pirrie, played for Hawthorn; and his grandson, Stephen Pirrie, Kevin's son, played for Richmond.
  
  ## Football
  
  ### Melbourne (VFL)
  
  He played 24 games, and kicked 11 goals for Melbourne in the VFL, over three seasons (1898 to 1900).
  
  ### Richmond (VFA)
  
  Cleared from Melbourne to Richmond in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1901, he played 23 games for Richmond, and scored 11 goals, over to seasons (1901 and 1902).
  
  ## Death
  
  He died at his home in Hawthorn, Victoria on 15 September 1962.
  
  