Harry Harrison | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Henry Hopetoun Harrison | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Walhalla, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 7 March 1972 | (aged 71)||
Place of death | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1923 | Essendon | 3 (0) | |
1925 | Footscray | 2 (0) | |
Total | 5 (0) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1925. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Henry Hopetoun Harrison (1 January 1901 – 7 March 1972) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of John Harrison (1852-1909),[2] and Margaret Harrison (1864-1927), née Finlayson,[3] Henry Hopetoun Harrison was born at Walhalla, Victoria on 1 January 1901.
He married Gladys Roseman (1902-1968) in 1927.[4]
His brother, Joseph Ernest "Joe" Harrison (1903–1977) also played VFL football with Essendon.
He was playing for Essendon "Juniors" (i.e. the Second XVIII) in 1922, including the competition's Grand Final,[5] in 1923,[6] and in 1924.[7]
He played in three First XVII matches for Essendon in 1923.[8]
On 29 April 1925 he was cleared from Essendon to play with Footscray in its first VFL season.[9]
Cleared from Footscray on 28 April 1926,[10] he played in 16 games with Camberwell First XVIII in the VFA in 1926, and one game in 1927.
He served in the RAAF during World War II; he enlisted on 7 August 1940, and was discharged on 3 December 1945.
He died at the Repatriation General Hospital Heidelberg on 7 March 1972.[11]