Harry Purdy (footballer, born 1898)

Henry Frederick Burnett Purdy (18 March 1898 – 7 April 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

For his father, who also played football for South Melbourne, see Harry Purdy (footballer, born 1867).

Harry Purdy
Personal information
Full name Henry Frederick Burnett Purdy
Date of birth (1898-03-18)18 March 1898
Place of birth South Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death 7 April 1978(1978-04-07) (aged 80)
Place of death Elwood, Victoria
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 62 kg (137 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1917, 1919 South Melbourne 9 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His father, also named Harry Purdy, was a renowned footballer for South Melbourne in the 1890s.[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. 723. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. "Football". The Record. XXII (18). Emerald Hill, Victoria. 5 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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