Stanley William Harris (1 March 1909 – 20 March 1964) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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and
Footscray in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...
(VFL).
Family
The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873-1943), and Florence Harris (1876-1954), née Harris, Stanley William Harris was born at
St Kilda, Victoria
St Kilda is an inner seaside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, southeast of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Port Phillip Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. St Kilda recorded a ...
on 1 March 1909.
He married Jessie Emma Brogan (1914-1959) in 1939.
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).
Footscray (VFL)
He cleared from Richmond to Footscray on 2 May 1930, and played in eight games with Footscray's First XVIII in that year.
Death
He died at
Doncaster East, Victoria
Doncaster East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 20 km east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Manningham Local government areas of Victoria, local ...
on 20 March 1964.
Funeral Notices: Harris, ''The Age'', (Monday, 23 March 1964), p.16.
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Notes
References
* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996.
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World War Two Nominal Roll: Leading Aircraftsman Stanley William Harris (11673), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.
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1909 births
1964 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Richmond Football Club players
Western Bulldogs players
People from St Kilda, Victoria
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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