| Horrie Bant | |
| Fullname: | William Horace Bray Bant |
| Birth Date: | 1882 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Clunes, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Originalteam: | Ballarat Imperials |
| Position: | Centre half-back, Fullback |
| Club1: | West Perth |
| Years1: | 1905 |
| Games Goals1: | 15 (1) |
| Club2: | St Kilda |
| Years2: | 1906–1909 |
| Games Goals2: | 52 (1) |
| Club3: | Essendon |
| Years3: | 1910 |
| Games Goals3: | 12 (0) |
| Club4: | Subiaco |
| Years4: | 1911–12, 1914, 1916–18 |
| Games Goals4: | 59 |
| Club5: | Prahran |
| Years5: | 1913 |
| Statsend: | 1918 |
William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his senior career in Western Australia.[1] After originally playing for Ballarat Imperials, in early 1904 Bant moved to Western Australia and after playing in the Goldfields League for a few months was cleared to West Perth. He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side.[1]
He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games.[2] This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.[3]
After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.[1] He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran.[4] Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he did not play a senior game.[1]
He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.[5] His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived.[1]