Harold Hay
| Harold Hay | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Dudley Hay | ||
| Born |
31 December 1881 St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Died |
27 December 1955 (aged 73) Barooga, New South Wales | ||
| Original team | Cumloden College | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1900 | Melbourne | 7 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harold Dudley Hay (31 December 1881 – 27 December 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
[edit | edit source]His brother, Cedric Rupert Hay (1880–1953), also played VFL football for Melbourne.
Football
[edit | edit source]Melbourne (VFL)
[edit | edit source]Hay became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. He made his debut against South Melbourne in Round 13 of the 1900 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"Heritage number"
[edit | edit source]Hay has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 81 (his brother, Ced, has 82), based on the order of his debut for the club.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Hay died at his home, the Langi Oonah homestead, in Barooga, New South Wales, just across the Murray River from Cobram, on 27 December 1955.[3]
Footnotes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.378.
- ^ Heritage Numbers: Men's Players (VFL/AFL era), melbournefc.com.au.
- ^ Deaths: Hay, The Argus, (Thursday, 29 December 1955), p.13.
References
[edit | edit source]- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
External links
[edit | edit source]- Harold Hay's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harold Hay at AustralianFootball.com
- Harold Hay, at Demonwiki.
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