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{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
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| birth_place = [[Stawell, Victoria]]
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'''Harry Gray''' (23 April 1916 – 3 February 1989) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League|Victorian Football League]] (VFL). <ref name=encyc>{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=337}}</ref>
'''Harry William Gray''' (23 April 1916 – 3 February 1989) was an [[Australian rules football]]er who played with [[Sydney Swans|South Melbourne]] in the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL).<ref name="encyc">{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=337}}</ref>

Gray made his debut for South Melbourne in 1940, having previously been a member of the [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] Seconds squad but not being selected for a senior match at that club.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206767525 |title=V.F.L. PERMITS |newspaper=[[The Age]] |issue=26,534 |location=Victoria, Australia |date=2 May 1940 |accessdate=19 June 2022 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

Gray served as a Flying Officer with the [[Royal Australian Air Force]] during World War Two.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1049055&c=WW2 | title=DVA's Nominal Rolls }}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
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*{{AFL Tables|ref=H/Harry_Gray.html}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=harry%2Bgray/6615}}
*{{AustralianFootball|ref=harry%2Bgray/6615}}


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[[Category:Sydney Swans players]]
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[[Category:Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II]]
[[Category:People from Stawell, Victoria]]


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Latest revision as of 07:56, 20 November 2023

Harry Gray
Personal information
Full name Harry William Gray
Date of birth (1916-04-23)23 April 1916
Place of birth Stawell, Victoria
Date of death 3 February 1989(1989-02-03) (aged 72)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1940 South Melbourne 9 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry William Gray (23 April 1916 – 3 February 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Gray made his debut for South Melbourne in 1940, having previously been a member of the Melbourne Seconds squad but not being selected for a senior match at that club.[2]

Gray served as a Flying Officer with the Royal Australian Air Force during World War Two.[3]

Notes

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 337. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "V.F.L. PERMITS". The Age. No. 26, 534. Victoria, Australia. 2 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 19 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "DVA's Nominal Rolls".
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