Roy Harper (footballer)
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| Roy Harper | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Roy James Harper | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1929 | ||
| Date of death | 15 August 2023 (aged 94) | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandringham | ||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949–51 | Sandringham (VFA) | ||
| 1952–55 | Footscray | 40 (26) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Roy James Harper (29 March 1929 – 15 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
A centreman and half forward from Hampton, Harper started his senior career with Sandringham in the Victorian Football Association in 1949, and built a strong reputation as he won the Sandringham best and fairest in each of 1949 and 1951.[2] He was cleared to Footscray in the VFL in 1952; he played 34 games in his first two seasons with Footscray, but only six games in from 1954 to mid-1955. He was cleared back to Sandringham in mid-1955, and played there again until 1957.[3]
Harper's brother Bruce Harper was also an Australian rules footballer, who kicked 534 goals in 155 games for Sandringham and was a two-time VFA leading goalkicker.[4]
