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William Scott Brolly... moved to Winnipeg, MB in 1923... he married his wife Mary Wilke in 1926... they had four boys (Andrew, Dennis, Daniel Alan b.1927 and Douglas) and one daughter (Margaret b.1933)... he was 55 years old when he passed away in Winnipeg, MB on 1 August 1960... served as a police officer in Winnipeg...
as noted in 1927 in the Winnipeg Tribune, he was “a big Irishman”... as noted in 1927 in a Toronto Telegram, Brolly was “a tower of strength in attack or defence”... as observed in 1927 after a match in New Zealand, “a variety of his transfers to the unmarked man denoted a keen mentality”... as observed in 1927 after a match in New Zealand, “nothing showy or artistic in his play, but he gets through an enormous amount of work and his shooting is characterized by accuracy and sting”... as noted in 1936 in the Winnipeg Tribune, “he is a born leader and can smash an attack like nobody’s business; enthusiastic to a degree and clever in engineering dangerous movements”...
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