Horrie Bant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Horrie Bant

Australian rules footballer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1882

Place of Birth: Clunes, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 06-May-1957

Profession: Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Horrie Bant

  • William Horace Bray "Horrie" Bant (22 September 1882 – 6 May 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Bant, who played mostly used as a centre half-back and fullback, started and ended his senior career in Western Australia.
  • After originally playing for Ballarat Imperials, in early 1904 Bant moved to Western Australia and after playing in the Goldfields League for a few months was cleared to West Perth.
  • He was a member of West Perth's 1905 premiership winning side.He joined St Kilda for the 1906 VFL season and from his debut played 39 consecutive games.
  • This included St Kilda's first ever final in 1907, with Bant the vice-captain.After a season with Essendon in 1910, Bant returned to the West Australian Football League, this time playing for Subiaco.
  • He played in another premiership in 1912 but missed their 1913 premiership win as he spent the season in Victoria with Prahran.
  • Bant then returned to Subiaco and played for them in 1914 but missed another premiership the following year when he did not play a senior game.He was involved in a fatal traffic accident in 1928 when the truck he was driving missed a corner and collided into a telegraph post.
  • His passenger, former Subiaco teammate and coach Phil Matson, crashed into the pole and died two days later in hospital.
  • Bant himself was injured but survived.

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