Bert Rapiport Explained

Bert Rapiport
Fullname:Henry Alexander Rapiport
Birth Date:30 September 1865
Birth Place:Melbourne, Victoria Colony, British Empire
Death Place:St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
Originalteam:Normanby
Weight:80 kg
Statsend:1897
Years1:1897
Games Goals1:3 (1)

Henry Alexander "Bert" Rapiport (30 September 1865 – 30 December 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA).

In 2015, it was discovered that Rapiport was Jewish, making him the first and one of few Jews to have played senior VFL/AFL football.[1]

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  1. Web site: Browne. Ashley. Historians discover identity of two more Jewish League footballers. jwire.com.au. 6 August 2015 . Australian Football League. 7 June 2020.