Harry Curtis (footballer) explained

Harry Curtis
Fullname:Harry Richard Curtis
Birth Date:3 October 1892
Birth Place:Carlton, Victoria
Death Date: [1]
Death Place:South Melbourne, Victoria
Originalteam:Carlton Collegians
Debutdate:Round 14, 1913
Debutteam:Carlton
Debutopponent:University
Debutstadium:Princes Park
Height:189 cm
Weight:79 kg
Statsend:1923
Years1:1913
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:2 (1)
Years2:1914–1923
Club2:Collingwood
Games Goals2:122 (149)
Games Goalstotal:124 (150)

Harry Richard Curtis (3 October 1892 – 31 March 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the VFL.

Biography

Curtis started his career as a ruckman at Carlton, the club his older brother, Charles Ernest Curtis (1878-1959), had played for.

He could only manage two senior appearances in the 1913 season and the following year debuted for Collingwood. Although he was a ruckman in Collingwood's losing 1915 Grand Final side, he was used mostly by the club as a centre half-forward. It was in that position that he played in both the 1917 and 1919 premierships at Collingwood. He was one of the key players in the 1917 Grand Final with three goals and played in another losing Grand Final in 1920.

In 1923, his final season, Curtis captained the Magpies before retiring due to business commitments. He served at Collingwood's president from 1924 to 1950, a record stretch by a president of any VFL/AFL club. In 2007 he was inducted into Collingwood's Hall of Fame.

References

Notes and References

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