Horrie Clover
Appearance
Horrie Clover | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 20 March 1895 | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1984 | (aged 88)||
Original team(s) | Maryborough | ||
Debut | Round 2, 1920, Carlton vs. Richmond, at Punt Road Oval | ||
Height / weight | 185 cm / 87 kg | ||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Horrie Clover (20 March 1895 – 1 January 1984) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the (then) Victorian Football League (VFL).
Clover was a high-marking centre half-forward who starred from his first game, kicking three goals and hitting the post four times.[1] Clover was Carlton’s key player during his career, including stints as playing coach in 1922-23 and 1927 for 26 wins from 45 matches. He also served as club secretary, vice-president and president over many years.
Called "one of the finest exponents of the centre-half-forward position that the game has known",[1] Clover was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
References
Sources
- Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.
- Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers. p. 51. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X.
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External links
- Horrie Clover at AustralianFootball.com
- AFL Hall of Fame