Harry Curtis (footballer)

Harry Curtis
Personal information
Full name	Harry Richard Curtis
Date of birth	3 October 1892
Place of birth	Carlton, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death	Brighton, Victoria
Original team(s)	Carlton Collegians
Debut	Round 14, 1913, Carlton v. University, at Princes Park
Height/Weight	189 cm / 79 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1913 1914–1923 Total -	Carlton Collingwood	002 00(1) 122 (149) 124 (150)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923 season.

Harry Richard Curtis (3 October 1892 – 31 March 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton and Collingwood in the VFL.

Curtis started his career as a ruckman at Carlton, the club his older brother Charlie had played for. He could only manage two senior appearances in the 1913 season and the following year debuted for Collingwood. Although he was a ruckman in Collingwood's losing 1915 Grand Final side, he was used mostly by the club as a centre half-forward. It was in that position that he played in both the 1917 and 1919 premierships at Collingwood. He was one of the key players in the 1917 Grand Final with three goals and played in another losing Grand Final in 1920.

In 1923, his final season, Curtis captained the Magpies before retiring due to business commitments. He served at Collingwood's president from 1924 to 1950, a record stretch by a president of any VFL/AFL club. In 2007 he was inducted into Collingwood's Hall of Fame.

References

• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

External links

• Harry Curtis's statistics from AFL Tables