Harry Lampe

Harry Lampe
Personal information
Date of birth 14 September 1874
Place of birth Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Date of death 25 August 1939(1939-08-25) (aged 64)
Place of death Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
Original team(s) Wagga Wagga
Position(s) Forward / Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1907 South Melbourne 135 (57)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1907.
Career highlights

Harry Lampe (14 September 1874 – 25 August 1939)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Originally from Wagga Wagga he was considered one of the best Australian rules footballers from New South Wales.[2]

Lampe started out as a forward and kicked two of South Melbourne's three goals in their 1899 VFL Grand Final loss to Fitzroy. During the next two seasons he was his club's main attacking weapon and topped their goal-kicking with 16 goals in 1900 and 20 goals in 1901. He finished his career as a defender with his last game coming in the Swans 1907 VFL Grand Final loss to Carlton.

In 1909, Lampe worked as a VFL boundary umpire for six games and appeared once as a field umpire.

His son Bill also played football and represented New South Wales at cricket.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Harry Lampe - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mr. Harry Lampe: Death of a Fine Citizen". Daily Advertiser. New South Wales, Australia. 26 August 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 4 October 2016 – via National Library of Australia.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 10/4/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.