| Harry Selover | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Thomas Selover | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | South Yarra, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 2001 (aged 102) | ||
| Place of death | Carrum Downs, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Yarra | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | Melbourne | 3 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Thomas Selover (24 July 1898 – 18 May 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The fourth and youngest child of William Henry Selover,[2] and Ellen Selover (1869-1943), née Vincent,[3][4] Henry Thomas Selover was born at South Yarra, Victoria on 24 July 1898.
He married Eileen Mary Ambrose (1902-1993) on 14 August 1924.[5] They had two children: Wendy Patricia Selover (1925-1999), later Mrs. George Henry Yates,[6][7][8][9] and Peter Vincent Selover (1929-2017).[10]
Death
He died at Carrum Downs, Victoria on 18 May 2001.[11]
Notes
- ^ Holmesby & Main (2009), p.800.
- ^ Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Monday, 6 December 1920), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Selover—Vincent, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 March 1892), p.1.
- ^ Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 July 1943), p.13.
- ^ Junior Carnival: Victorian Chances Favored, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 29 December 1922), p.3.
- ^ Births: Selover (Eileen Ambrose), The Age, (Saturday, 18 July 1925), p.7.
- ^ Brighton Girl in South Pacific Lead, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1952), p.3.
- ^ She "Starred" In Fifty Shows . . Did You Notice?, The Sydney Morning Herald Women's Section, (Thursday, 10 September 1953), p.4.
- ^ Photograph of her 1953 wedding at: The Argus, (Monday, 8 June 1953), p.8.
- ^ Births: Selover, The Age, (Saturday, 28 December 1929), p.5.
- ^ "In 2001 Selover was discovered living in a Carrum nursing home. He was 102 years old, the oldest living league player and passed away not long after." (Demonwiki)
References
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4
- Selover fills Bowling Breach, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 28 November 1925), p.6.</ref>
External links
- Harry Selover's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Selover at AustralianFootball.com
- Harry Selover, at Demonwiki".
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