Eric Robert Pearce (born 29 October 1931 in Jabalpur, India) is an Australian former international field hockey player who represented Australia at four Olympic Games and numerous other international matches. In his home state of Western Australia, he dominated the game as a striker for 19 years. Eric is one of five international-level hockey playing brothers, the others being Cec, Mel, Gordon and Julian. His daughter Colleen Pearce (b 1961) was part of the Australian national hockey team that came third at the 1983 World Cup and fourth at the 1984 Olympics. He is considered to be one of the finest field hockey players to have represented Australia.
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29 October 1931 (age 93) Jabalpur, India
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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