Bob Pratt | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Harold Robert Pratt | ||
Date of birth | 31 August 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Mitcham, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 6 January 2001 | (aged 88)||
Place of death | Frankston, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Mitcham | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Full-forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1930–1939 | South Melbourne | 157 (679) | |
1940–1941 | Coburg | 40 (263) | |
1946 | South Melbourne | 1 (2) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harold Robert "Bob" Pratt (31 August 1912 – 6 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Considered "arguably the best full-forward in the history of Australian rules", Pratt was one of the inaugural Legends inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.[1][2]
Known for spectacular diving and high-flying marks, Pratt topped South Melbourne's goalkicking for the first time in 1932 with 71 goals and for the next three seasons passed 100 goals. His total of 150 goals in 1934 was a VFL/AFL record which stood alone until Peter Hudson equalled it in 1971. Pratt also kicked ten or more goals in a game eight times, including 15 goals in a single game. His son, Bob Pratt Jr., also played for South Melbourne.