Harry Courtney (rugby league)
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FullnameHarold William Herbert Courtney
Born11 October 1908
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia
Died6 December 1936 (aged 28)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
PositionSecond-row
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| Full name | Harold William Herbert Courtney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 October 1908 Lakemba, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 December 1936 (aged 28) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Tedda Courtney | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ed Courtney Jr. (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Harold William Herbert 'Harry' Courtney (1908-1936) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s.
A son of the rugby league legend Tedda Courtney and brother of Ed Courtney Jr., Harry played two years of first grade rugby league before his premature death. He joined the St. George club for one season before joining Canterbury-Bankstown to be coached by his famous father in 1935.[2]
Courtney died on 6 December 1936 at Randwick, New South Wales.[3]
