Horrie Gorringe
| Horrie Gorringe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Horace Charles Gorringe | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Tasmania | ||
| Date of death | 17 July 1994 (aged 99) | ||
| Place of death | Cygnet, Tasmania | ||
| Debut |
25 April 1914 [1], Cananore vs. North Hobart, at TCA Ground | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1914–1930 | Cananore | ||
| Career highlights | |||
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Horace Charles "Horrie" Gorringe was a Tasmanian Australian rules football player, considered one of the greatest Australian rules football rovers[2] in the game's history.[3] Horrie Gorringe was born on 4 July 1895 and died on 17 July 1994, aged 99.[4]
Gorringe played for the Cananore club in the Tasmanian Football League between the years 1914 and 1930. He was Club Champion in 1928, winning the Most Consistent award.[5] He played numerous matches at representative level for both the league and the state.
The "Horrie Gorringe Medal" was between 2002 and 2005 a brief replacement of the William Leitch Medal for the best and fairest footballer in Tasmania.[6] Gorringe was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2011;[7] he was the first and, as of 2014, only player who played his entire career in Tasmania to have been inducted.[8]
References
- ↑ The Mercury (Tasmania), 27 April 1914
- ↑ "Australian Football - The Companion to Tasmanian History". University of Tasmania __Centre for Tasmanian Historical Studies. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Horrie Gorringe (Cananore)". www.fullpointsfooty.net. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ "Headstone of Horace Charles (Horrie) GORRINGE". State Library of Tasmania. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ The Mercury, 22 October 1928
- ↑ "GLOSSARY". www.fullpointsfooty.net. Retrieved 2009-11-14.
- ↑ Seewang, Niall (9 June 2011). "Profile of Horrie Gorringe". Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- ↑ "The Australian Football Hall of Fame Players Inducted". Australian Football League. Retrieved 9 October 2014.