Harvey Johnson (Australian footballer)
| Harvey Johnson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harvey David Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Delegate, New South Wales[1] | ||
| Date of death | 6 October 1948 (aged 41) | ||
| Place of death | Drouin, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Toongabbie / Sale | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1932 | Hawthorn | 14 (2) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harvey David Johnson (26 August 1907 – 6 October 1948) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Biography[edit]
Johnson was born in Delegate, New South Wales and played his early football in Gippsland, with Toongabbie.[3] In 1926 he began playing for Sale in the Gippsland Football League, after the Toongabbie club became defunct.[4]
Late in the 1927 season, Johnson was involved in controversy when prior to Sale's semi-final against Stratford it was revealed that he had made an appearance with another team during the season without a clearance, which prompted Sale to withdraw him from their team to avoid losing the game on protest.[5] During an October meeting of Gippsland Football League delegates, Johnson admitted to playing, under an assumed name, with a club called the Stuart Mill, which was held in a competition outside the radius of the league.[6] He was disqualified for the entire 1928 season.[6]
Johnson, a follower, joined Hawthorn from Sale in the 1932 VFL season.[7] His early appearances for Hawthorn showed promise and he did not miss selection for the first 12 rounds.[8][9] Johnson ended up playing 14 games in what would be his only season of VFL football.[9] He returned to Sale in 1933.[10]
Following the Second World War, in which he served overseas, Johnson continued to live in Sale and made a living as a telephone linesman, for the Postmaster-General's Department.[11][12] Johnson was one of three linesmen who died near Drouin on 6 October 1948, when the line they were taking down came into contact with a 2,200 volt high tension wire.[13] He was killed instantly from the electric shock.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "World War Two Nominal Roll (Johnson, Harvey David)". Government of Australia. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Football Opens". Gippsland Times. Vic. 26 April 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Cowwarr Competition". Traralgon Record (Morning ed.). Traralgon, Vic. 27 April 1926. p. 4. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Football Premiership". Gippsland Times. Vic. 12 September 1927. p. 5. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Gippsland Football League". Gippsland Times. Vic. 20 October 1927. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Hawthorn Pleased". Sporting Globe (Final ed.). Melbourne. 23 April 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "St. Kilda's "Reputation"". The Referee. Sydney. 11 May 1932. p. 16. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "AFL Tables – Harvey Johnson – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
- ^ "Football Notes". Gippsland Times. Vic. 3 April 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Home Again". Gippsland Times. Vic. 21 December 1942. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sale Resident Killed". Gippsland Times. Vic. 7 October 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three Linesmen Killed: Wire Hit Power Line". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 October 1948. p. 1. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Three P.M.G. Linesmen Killed By 22,000-Volt Charge". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania. 7 October 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 4 June 2015 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Harvey Johnson's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harvey Johnson at AustralianFootball.com