Stan Harris (Australian footballer) explained

Stan Harris
Fullname:Stanley William Harris
Birth Date:1 March 1909
Birth Place:St Kilda, Victoria
Death Place:Doncaster East, Victoria
Originalteam:Fairfield
Height:170 cm
Weight:70 kg
Statsend:1930
Years1:1929
Games Goals1:4 (4)
Years2:1930
Games Goals2:8 (3)
Games Goalstotal:12 (7)

Stanley William Harris (1 March 1909 – 20 March 1964) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family

The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873-1943),[2] and Florence Harris (1876-1954), née Harris,[3] Stanley William Harris was born at St Kilda, Victoria on 1 March 1909.

He married Jessie Emma Brogan (1914-1959) in 1939.[4]

His brother, John Dennis "Jiggy" Harris (1903-1993), was a VFL footballer with Collingwood and Hawthorn.

Football

Richmond (VFL)

He played in four First XVIII matches with Richmond in 1929, the first of which was against Footscray, at the Punt Road Oval, on 18 May 1929.

He also played in fourteen Second XVIII matches, including the 1929 Seconds Grand Final team, where (as forward pocket rover) he kicked 3 goals in Richmond's victory over Geelong, 12.8 (80) to 7.15 (57).[5] [6]

Footscray (VFL)

He cleared from Richmond to Footscray on 2 May 1930,[7] and played in eight games with Footscray's First XVIII in that year.

Death

He died at Doncaster East, Victoria on 20 March 1964.[8]

References

Notes and References

  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.368.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206361540 Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Friday, 9 July 1943), p.5.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205689488 Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Thursday, 26 August 1954), p.11.
  4. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wk00AAAAIBAJ&sjid=TqsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6985%2C705529 Deaths: Harris, The Age, (Friday, 6 February 1959), p.15.
  5. Hogan (1996), pp.93, 310, 312.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204146737 League Second Eighteens: Richmond Win Premiership: Geelong Beaten by 23 Points, The Age, Friday, 27 September 1929), p.6.
  7. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203092397 Many Permits Granted: List of Permits, The Age, (Saturday, 3 May 1930), p.19.
  8. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gZNVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6pYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5335%2C3821504 Funeral Notices: Harris, The Age, (Monday, 23 March 1964), p.16.