Harry Purdy (footballer, born 1898)

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

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]

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. Vol. XXII, no. 18. Emerald Hill, Victoria. 5 May 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 13 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


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