Australian rules footballer
| Harvey Dunn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harvey Louis Dunn | ||
| Date of birth | (1899-08-06)6 August 1899 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton North, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 12 September 1961(1961-09-12) (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Niddrie, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Carlton District | ||
| Height | 164 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1924–29 | Carlton | 71 (139) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harvey Louis Dunn (6 August 1899 – 12 September 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). His son, Harvey Dunn Jr., also played for Carlton and was notably the first player recruited under the father–son rule.
Dunn spent time as the coach of the Box Hill Football Club, and was its inaugural Victorian Football Association coach in 1951. He later coached the Carlton Thirds from 1953 until 1955.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 231. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
- "First clearance to "dad's" club". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. 16 March 1951. p. 10.
- "Dunn to coach Box Hill". The Herald. Melbourne, VIC. 5 March 1951. p. 13.
- 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 Sr.'s playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harvey Dunn's profile at Blueseum
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