Arthur Hart (footballer, born 1917)

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Fullname Arthur Robert Hart
Born (1917-02-13)13 February 1917
Carlton, Victoria
Died 16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 64)
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Original team(s) Raymonds
Arthur Hart
Personal information
Full name Arthur Robert Hart
Born (1917-02-13)13 February 1917
Carlton, Victoria
Died 16 October 1981(1981-10-16) (aged 64)
Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital
Original team(s) Raymonds
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1938–1941 Fitzroy 38 (37)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Arthur Robert Hart (13 February 1917 – 16 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

The son of Frederick Arthur Hart (1889-1948),[2] and Elizabeth Hart (1889-1966), née King,[3] Arthur Robert Hart was born at Carlton, Victoria on 13 February 1917. Two of his three brothers, Edward Ronald "Eddie" Hart (1922–1995) and Donald Clement "Don" Hart (1930–2018), also played for Fitzroy, as had his uncle Robert "Bob" King (1894–1979).

He married Mona Emily Stevens (1919–2010) on 19 April 1941.[4]

Football

He made his debut for Fitzroy, in the back-pocket, against Essendon, at Windy Hill, on 20 August 1938.[5][6]

Military service

He served in New Guinea as a Sergeant of Communication Signals in World War II.[7][8][9]

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