Harry Coupar Pye (10 August 1880 – 13 March 1953) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Harry Pye | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harry Coupar Pye | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1880 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 13 March 1953 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | St Luke's | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1901–02 | Carlton | 16 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family edit
He married twice. He married his first wife, Minnie Brown (-1950), on 8 January 1908.[2][3] They had two children. He married his second wife, Priscilla Humerston (1890-1968), in 1951, and became stepfather to her daughter.
Football edit
Carlton (VFL) edit
Recruited from a local church team, St Lukes, Pye played a total of 16 senior games for Carlton over two seasons: 14 games in 1901, and 2 games in 1902. He played in the first two matches in 1902 under new coach Jack Worrall, and then left the club — in round 3, Worrall made 8 changes (including new players) to the previous week's team, in which Pye had played his final match.[4]
Brighton (VFA) edit
He was cleared from Carlton to Brighton Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) on 30 April 1906.[5][6]
Death edit
Notes edit
- ^ Hornsby & Main (2014), p.724.
- ^ Weddings: Mr. Harry C. Pye and Miss Minnie Brown, Table Talk, (Thursday, 23 January 1908), p.26; Silver Weddings: Pye—Brown, The Age, (Saturday, 7 January 1933), p.5.
- ^ Deaths: Pye, The Age, (Friday, 1 September 1950), p.2.
- ^ Round 3, 1902, Blueseum.
- ^ Football, The Age, Tuesday, 1 May 1906), p.8.
- ^ The Brighton Football Team (Association), The Leader, (Saturday, 27 June 1908), p.26; Brighton Football Club — Season 1906, The (Brighton) Southern Cross, (Saturday, 8 September 1906), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Pye, The Argus, (Saturday, 14 March 1953), p.18.
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
- Harry Pye's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Pye at AustralianFootball.com
- Harry Pye's profile at Blueseum
- Harry Pye's profile at The VFA Project
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