Harvey Dunn Jr.
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| Harvey Dunn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harvey Dunn, Jr. | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1931 | ||
| Date of death | 7 June 2013 (aged 81) | ||
| Original team(s) |
Box Hill | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–54 | Carlton | 9 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harvey Dunn (6 September 1931 – 7 June 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Dunn was notably the first player ever recruited under the
Box Hill
, where Dunn Sr. was coach in 1949 and 1950, before receiving the father-son clearance to Carlton in 1951 once the rule was established.
Dunn never played regular senior football for Carlton, and in 1954 he was cleared back to
Victorian Football Association. He won the club best and fairest in 1955 and played there until 1959.[3]
Notes
- ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- ^ "First clearance to "dad's" club". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. 16 March 1951. p. 10.
- ^ Tony de Bolfo (4 May 2021). "70 years on, a tribute to Harvey - football's first father/son recruit". Retrieved 6 April 2024.
External links
- Harvey Dunn Jr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harvey Dunn's profile at Blueseum
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