# William Harry

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{{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](/source/Eldorado%2C_Victoria)
| death_date = {{death date and age|1943|2|21|1877|11|30|df=yes}}
| death_place = [Gooramadda](/source/Gooramadda), Victoria
| originalteam = [Rutherglen](/source/Rutherglen_Football_Club)
| height = <!-- ### cm -->
| weight = <!-- ### kg -->
| position = [Back Pocket](/source/Australian_rules_football_positions)
| 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 football](/source/Australian_rules_football)er 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](/source/Jack_Worrall) and made his debut in Round 11, [1906](/source/1906_VFL_season), against {{AFL Col}} at [Princes Park](/source/Princes_Park_(stadium)). 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](/source/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 &#124; William Harry}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==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

{{AFL-bio-1877-stub}}

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