Horrie Pope

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.^[1]

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
Career highlights
3× Port Adelaide premiership player (1906, 1913, 1914) 3× Championship of Australia (1910, 1913, 1914)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Rev. Henry James Pope (1844-1919),^[2][3] and Grace Holman Pope (1857-1920), née Temby,^[4] Horace Victor Pope was born in North Adelaide, South Australia on 5 June 1887.

He married Eliza Hilda Williams (1880-1957) on 1 July 1912,^[5] They had three children: a stillborn daughter,^[6] and two sons, Kenneth Charles Pope (1917-1944),^[7][8][9] and Richard Horace Pope (1919-1942).^[10][11][12]

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,^[13][14] and was buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery on 21 June 1949.^[15]