Aldam Pettinger

Aldam Murr Pettinger was a South Australian sportsman, born in Adelaide on 30 July 1859, who died on 18 August 1950 aged 91. He represented South Australia in cricket, Australian rules football, baseball and bowls, and was also a leading local lacrosse player, golfer and steeplechase rider. At cricket he captained North Adelaide for many seasons and played one first-class match for South Australia in 1880-81. At football he co-founded the South Park club in 1877, captained it until 1884, then joined Adelaide when it entered the South Australian Football Association in 1885, retiring after the 1888 season. Later he won the Adelaide Bowling Club championships many times and played golf at Royal Adelaide into his nineties. Away from sport he worked for D. and W. Murray Ltd for 50 years, retiring as company secretary and director, and was called the grand old man of South Australian sport at his death.