{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}} {{about||the British geologist and academic author|William Trevelyan Harry}} {{distinguish|Bill Harry}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = William Harry | image = | fullname = William Richard Harry | birth_date = 30 November 1877 | birth_place = Eldorado, Victoria | death_date = {{death date and age|1943|2|21|1877|11|30|df=yes}} | death_place = Gooramadda, Victoria | originalteam = Rutherglen | height = <!-- ### cm --> | weight = <!-- ### kg --> | position = Back Pocket | statsend = 1906 | years1 = 1906 | club1 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals1 = 1 (0) | careerhighlights = }}
'''William Richard Harry''' (30 November 1877 – 21 February 1943) was an Australian rules footballer who played in one game for {{AFL Car}} in 1906.<ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2009 |edition=8th |isbn=978-1-921496-00-4 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=350}}</ref>
The oldest of twelve children, Harry was recruited to Carlton by Jack Worrall and made his debut in Round 11, 1906, against {{AFL Col}} at Princes Park. After his solitary game for Carlton, he returned to his family in Rutherglen. He continued to play for Rutherglen before retiring to become an umpire.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/128508/default.aspx |title="Harry who?" At last, an answer - Official AFL Website of the Carlton Football Club |website=www.carltonfc.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120324082916/http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4311/newsid/128508/default.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-24}}</ref>
Harry died in 1943 after drowning in the Murray River attempting to retrieve a duck he had just shot.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blueseum.org/tiki-index.php?page=William+Harry|title=Blueseum - History of the Carlton Football Club | William Harry}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{AFL Tables|W/William_Harry}} *{{AustralianFootball|william+harry/2081}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harry, William}} Category:1877 births Category:1943 deaths Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:Rutherglen Football Club players Category:Accidental deaths in Victoria (state) Category:Deaths by drowning in Australia Category:Hunting accident deaths
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