Bruce Scharp
| Bruce Scharp | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bruce Wotherspoon Scharp | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | Kew, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 April 1980 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Sacramento County, California[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Kew (MAFA) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930–31 | Carlton (VFL) | 7 (1) | |
| 1933 | Hawthorn (VFL) | 1 (0) | |
| 1933 | Fitzroy (VFL) | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 10 (1) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1933. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bruce Wotherspoon Scharp (24 May 1905 – 11 April 1980)[2] was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Fitzroy and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]
Family[]
The son of Louis Bernard Scharp (-1933),[4] and Kate Stewart Scharp, née Wotherspoon,[5] was born in Kew, Victoria on 24 May 1905.[6]
Bruce came from a family who were well known for their sporting prowess, with his father L.B. Scharp achieving great success as a bicycle rider including winning the Austral Wheel Race.
Bruce had an elder sister, Blanche Marshall, née Scharp, a younger brother Louis Scharp who also played AFL, as well as a younger sister Jean Eakins, née Scharp. Bruce’s had elder twin half brothers Eric and Ivo Scharp from his fathers first marriage to Blanche Scharp, née de la Fontaine.
Football[]
Carlton (VFL)[]
On 30 August 1930, Scharp made his debut for Carlton against the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He kicked one goal.
Hawthorn (VFL)[]
On 27 April 1933, Scharp was cleared from Carlton to the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[7]
Fitzroy (VFL)[]
On 14 June 1933, Scharp was cleared from Hawthorn to the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[8]
Sandringham (VFA)[]
On 27 April 1934, Scharp was cleared from Fitzroy to the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[9]
Yarrawonga (OMFA)[]
On 17 April 1935, Scharp was cleared from Sandringham to the Yarrawonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football Association (OMFA).[10]
Notes[]
- ^ "Bruce Wotherspoon Scharp". Find A Grave.
- ^ "Great Scot". Scotch College. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 743. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ Deaths: Scharp, The Age, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.7.
- ^ Marriages: Scharp—Wotherspoon, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 October 1900), p.9.
- ^ Births: Scharp, The Argus, (Saturday, 3 June 1905), p.11.
- ^ Club Notes: Runners-Up Await South, The Age, (Friday, 28 April 1933), p.6.
- ^ League Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 June 1933), p.13.
- ^ Association Permits, The Age, (Saturday, 28 April 1934), p.18.
- ^ Association Permits, The Age, (Thursday, 18 April 1935), p.15.
External links[]
- Bruce Scharp's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bruce Scharp's profile at Blueseum
- Bruce Scharpe (sic), The VFA Project.
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- 1905 births
- 1980 deaths
- Carlton Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Sandringham Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- University Blues Football Club players
- Kew Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 1905 birth stubs