Horrie Bant
| Horrie Bant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William Horace Bray Bant | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1882 | ||
| Date of death | 6 May 1957 (aged 74) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905 1906–1909 1910 1911–1912, 1914, 1916–18 | West Perth St Kilda Essendon Subiaco | 15 (1) 52 (1) 12 (0) 59 | |
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1918 season. | |||
William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his career in Western Australia.[1] He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side.[1]
He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games.[2] This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.[3]
After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.[1] He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran.[4] Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he didn't play a senior game.[1]
He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.[5] His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital. Bant himself was injured but survived.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Full Points Footy: William 'Horrie' Bant
- ↑ "Horrie Bant". AFL Tables.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- ↑ "William Horace B. Bant". Essendon Football Club website.
- ↑ Western Mail, "Phil Matson Is Remembered", 12 June 1952. p. 21