Post-football Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)

after retiring football bob quinn became publican. pictured southwark hotel 1 of pubs operated later in life.

quinn planned continue non-playing coach of port adelaide announced resignation coach in late march 1948, deciding instead move kadina in south australia s yorke peninsula become proprieter of local central hotel , coach local football teams.

quinn s involvement local teams led appointment coach of yorke peninsula football association in 1950 , south australia @ 1953 adelaide carnival. additionally, quinn played occasional charity match , in 1950 forced take field yorke peninsula in match against yorke valley association when team player short. quinn lasted 5 minutes before fracturing pelvis after colliding heavily opponent , forced spend several weeks in hospital recovering.

quinn became newspaper columnist adelaide newspaper advertiser , guest tipster rival newspaper news.

quinn bought racehorses , had first win owner in april 1954 when 14–1 baluarte won @ murray bridge.

later in life, quinn returned adelaide , bought southwark hotel, serving publican there many years.