Australian rules footballer
| Bert Rapiport | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Henry Alexander Rapiport | ||
| Date of birth | (1865-09-30)30 September 1865 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria Colony, British Empire | ||
| Date of death | 30 December 1913(1913-12-30) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | St Kilda, Victoria, Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Normanby | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1897 | Fitzroy | 3 (1) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Henry Alexander "Bert" Rapiport (30 September 1865 – 30 December 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA).
In 2015, it was discovered that Rapiport was Jewish, making him the first and one of few Jews to have played senior VFL/AFL football.
References
- Browne, Ashley (6 August 2015). "Historians discover identity of two more Jewish League footballers". jwire.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
Sources
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links
- Bert Rapiport's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bert Rapiport at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1865 births
- 1913 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Fitzroy Football Club (VFA) players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- South Adelaide Football Club players
- West Adelaide Football Club players
- Jewish Australian sportspeople
- People from the Colony of Victoria
- Australian rules biography, pre-1870 birth stubs