Tista De Lorenzo

Tista De Lorenzo
Personal information
Full name John Baptista De Lorenzo
Born (1934-08-23)23 August 1934
Died 7 January 2025(2025-01-07) (aged 90)
Original team Dandenong
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958 Richmond 10 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Baptista 'Tista' De Lorenzo (23 August 1934 – 7 January 2025) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

De Lorenzo appeared in practice matches for Melbourne prior to the 1958 VFL season, but Richmond successfully claimed De Lorenzo was tied residentially to Richmond because he had lived in Oakleigh (Richmond’s zone) for the required 13 weeks. He made his debut in Round 9 against North Melbourne and played the final ten games of the season.[2]

After his VFL career, he operated several businesses before moving to Dimboola in 1988 to run the Victoria Hotel.[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ a b Bartlett, Rhett. "Vale "Tista" De Lorenzo". richmondfc.com.au. Retrieved 7 February 2026.