Harold Hay

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Harold Hay
Personal information
Full name Harold Dudley Hay
Date of birth (1881-12-31)31 December 1881
Place of birth St Kilda, Victoria
Date of death 27 December 1955(1955-12-27) (aged 73)
Place of death Barooga, New South Wales
Original team(s) Cumloden College
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1900 Melbourne 7 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1900.
Career highlights
  • VFL premiership player: 1900
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harold Dudley Hay (31 December 1881 – 27 December 1955) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Family[]

His brother, Cedric Rupert Hay (1880–1953), also played VFL football for Melbourne.

Football[]

Melbourne (VFL)[]

Hay became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. He made his debut against South Melbourne in Round 13 of the 1900 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

"Heritage number"[]

Hay has been given the Melbourne Heritage Number of 81 (his brother, Ced, has 82), based on the order of his debut for the club.[2]

Death[]

Hay died at his home, the Langi Oonah homestead, in Barooga, New South Wales, just across the Murray River from Cobram, on 27 December 1955.[3]

Footnotes[]

References[]

  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

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