Artie Harrison

Artie Harrison
Personal information
Full name	Arthur Charles Harrison
Date of birth	(1893-02-08)8 February 1893
Date of death	3 May 1917(1917-05-03) (aged 24)
Place of death	Bullecourt, France
Original team(s)	Preston Juniors
Height / weight	173 cm / 70 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1911	Richmond	01 (0)
1913–14	Fitzroy	19 (3)
Total		20 (3)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1914.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Charles "Artie" Harrison (8 February 1893 – 3 May 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League. He played in Fitzroy's 1913 premiership side after two players were ruled out due to injury and suspension respectively. He was killed at Bullecourt in World War I.

Sources

Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Artie Harrison's statistics from AFL Tables

Fitzroy Football Club 1913 VFL premiers
Fitzroy 7.14 (56) defeated St Kilda 5.13 (43), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
1. Buist 2. Wells 5. Cooper 6. Heaney 7. Toohey 8. Freake 8. Martin 11. Heron 12. Lethbridge 14. Johnson 17. Lenne 18. Harrison 19. McLennan 20. Norris 21. Parratt 23. Shaw 24. Walker (c) 30. Holden
Coach: Parratt

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.