Harold Rumney
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Harold Waldmere Rumney[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 May 1907 | ||
Place of birth | Kyabram, Victoria | ||
Date of death | April 1987 (aged 1975–1976) | ||
Original team(s) | Brighton | ||
Height / weight | 171 cm / 76 kg | ||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harold Waldmere Rumney (16 May 1907 – 16 November 1987)[2] was an Australian rules footballer.
Rumney was rejected by Carlton Football Club after 15 games in 2 seasons and transferred to Collingwood Football Club. His arrival at Collingwood was fortuitous. He played in the quartet of premierships, 1927–1930. He also played in the 1935 premiership. He left Collingwood to coach Northcote in the VFA for season 1936 but returned to Collingwood in 1937. He regularly represented Victoria and won Collingwood's Best and Fairest in 1931.
He was 171 cm tall and weighed 76 kg. He played 15 games for Carlton, scoring 9 goals, and 171 games for Collingwood, scoring 28 goals.
References
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
- ^ "Harold Rumney". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- Harold Rumney's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Full Points Footy: Harold Rumney
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.