Horrie Pope

Horrie Pope
Personal information
Full name Horace Victor Pope
Born (1887-06-05)5 June 1887
North Adelaide, South Australia
Died 19 June 1949(1949-06-19) (aged 62)
Franklin, South Australia
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1905–1920 Port Adelaide 156 (46)
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Horace Victor Pope (5 June 1887 – 19 June 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide. He captained the club in the second half of 1919.

Family

The son of Rev. Henry James Pope (1844–1919), and Grace Holman Pope (1857–1920), née Temby, Horace Victor Pope was born in North Adelaide on 5 June 1887.

He married Eliza Hilda Williams (1880–1957) on 1 July 1912, They had three children: a stillborn daughter, and two sons, Kenneth Charles Pope (1917–1944), and Richard Horace Pope (1919–1942).

Football

From 1905 to 1919, Horrie Pope played 155 games for Port Adelaide; and he also played in one additional game in 1920. When Alex "Bandy" McFarlane resigned mid-way through the 1919 season, Pope was appointed captain of the team.

Death

Horrie Pope died at his home at Franklin (now known as Pennington, South Australia) on 19 June 1949, and was buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery on 21 June 1949.

References

  1. ↑ "Horrie Pope". Australian Football. Player Bio. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Pope". Deaths. The Observer. Adelaide. 28 June 1919. p. 28.
  3. ↑ "Football". Port Adelaide News. 4 July 1919. p. 10.
  4. ↑ "Death of Rev. H. J. Pope". Obituary. The Chronicle. Adelaide. 28 June 1919. p. 43.
  5. ↑ "Pope—Temby". Marriages. The South Australian Register. 1 May 1879. p. 6.
  6. ↑ "Pope". Deaths. The Observer. Adelaide. 7 February 1920. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "Pope—Williams". Marriages. The Advertiser. 18 July 1912. p. 8.
  8. ↑ "Pope". Births. The Observer. Adelaide. 1 July 1916. p. 27.
  9. ↑ "Births". The Journal. Adelaide. 28 July 1917. p. 12.
  10. ↑ "Angel—Pope". Engagements. The Chronicle. Adelaide. 19 December 1940. p. 18.
  11. ↑ "Pope". Deaths. The Advertiser. 22 February 1944. p. 6.
  12. ↑ "Acting Bombardier Richard Horace Pope". World War Two Roll of Honour. Australian War Memorial. SX3383.
  13. ↑ "South Australian Names: Fifth List". Casualty Lists. The (Adelaide) Chronicle. 31 December 1942. p. 19.
  14. ↑ "Private Casualty Advices". The Advertiser. 26 December 1942. p. 6.
  15. ↑ "Heroes of the Empire: Pope". The Advertiser. 1 November 1943. p. 8.
  16. ↑ "Former Port Player Dies". The News. Adelaide. 20 June 1949. p. 7.
  17. ↑ "Death Of Mr. H. V. Pope". The Advertiser. Vol. 91, no. 28299. South Australia. 21 June 1949. p. 9.
  18. ↑ "Pope". Deaths. The News. Adelaide. 20 June 1949. p. 10.
  19. ↑ "Horace Victor Pope". Find a Grave.

References