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Parker Thomas "Bo" Morton OAM (2 November 1911 – 3 September 1995)〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World War Two Nominal Roll )〕 was an Australian rules footballer, coach and administrator for the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). In 1981 the Sturt Football Club honoured Morton by naming the award for the club's best and fairest player the P. T. Morton Medal. On 26 January 1983, Morton was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to sport in the fields of Australian rules football and golf. == Player == Morton made his league debut on 26 April 1930 and impressed immediately with his positional play as a half-forward. Morton finished his debut season as Sturt's leading goalkicker and eighth overall in the league with 37 goals. He followed up in 1931 to again lead Sturt's goalkicking with 77 goals (third in the league). Morton particularly impressed in a game against Glenelg where he kicked eight goals, including three goals in three minutes to win the game, the first coming from a loudly applauded play where when running at full pace he intercepted the flight of the ball, gathered it up in the crook of his arm, and proceeded to kick the goal. Controversy was created in 1933 when Morton sought a clearance to transfer to South Adelaide. The clearance was refused and Morton continued as an important player for Sturt. Following a number of injury interrupted seasons, Morton was a standout for Sturt in 1937 and was awarded the best and fairest and also led the goal kicking with 53 goals. In 1938, Morton was presented with life membership of the Sturt Football Club and was appointed captain. Later that season, he was also appointed as the state captain for the team that played against the Broken Hill Football League in August. He once again led Sturt's goal kicking with 56 goals. In 1939, Morton once again led Sturt's goal kicking (84 goals), was captain and won the best and fairest for the second time. It was noted, however, that Sturt had become "too much Morton" and he was overworked, allowing defenders to focus on him rather than his teammates. In August, Morton broke a finger playing for the State Bank against the Savings Bank in a mid-week corporate match. At the start of 1940, West Adelaide offered Morton the position of coach. In response, the existing Sturt coach, Walter Scott withdrew from the position to allow Morton to be appointed in order to retain him at Sturt. Morton proceeded to lead Sturt as captain-coach to the premiership, winning his third best and fairest and becoming the club's first century goal kicker with 101 goals for the season. During the 1940 season, Morton joined the Royal Australian Air Force to assist with the war effort. Following the 1940 premiership, Morton retired having played 138 games and kicking 561 goals.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parker Morton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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