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Harry Selover

Harry Selover

Australian rules footballer

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]

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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

  1. [1]
    Holmesby & Main (2009), p.800.
  2. [2]
    Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Monday, 6 December 1920), p.1.
  3. [3]
    Marriages: Selover—Vincent, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 March 1892), p.1.
  4. [4]
    Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 July 1943), p.13.
  5. [5]
    Junior Carnival: Victorian Chances Favored, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 29 December 1922), p.3.
  6. [6]
    Births: Selover (Eileen Ambrose), The Age, (Saturday, 18 July 1925), p.7.
  7. [7]
    Brighton Girl in South Pacific Lead, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1952), p.3.
  8. [8]
    She "Starred" In Fifty Shows . . Did You Notice?, The Sydney Morning Herald Women's Section, (Thursday, 10 September 1953), p.4.
  9. [9]
    Photograph of her 1953 wedding at: The Argus, (Monday, 8 June 1953), p.8.
  10. [10]
    Births: Selover, The Age, (Saturday, 28 December 1929), p.5.
  11. [11]
    "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>
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