Albert Edward "Butch" Prior (15 January 1921 – 21 January 1971) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
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* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
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in the
VFL during the 1940s.
Family
The son of Thomas Edward Prior (1882–1968), and Charlotte Nicholls Prior (1884–1956), née Jensen, Albert Edward Prior was born at
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...
, Victoria on 15 January 1921.
He married June Ivy Rose Braden (1924–2003) in 1945.
Football
A full-forward, he topped Hawthorn's goalkicking in every season from 1946 to 1949 with a best of 67 goals in 1947. He kicked 8 goals in a match three times:
against Footscray on 3 May 1947,
against Richmond on 17 May 1947 and, in his last match for Hawthorn, in a season where Hawthorn lost all 18 of its home-and-away games,
against South Melbourne on 19 August 1950.
In 1951 Prior was cleared from Hawthorn and was appointed coach of the East Hawthorn team in the Eastern Suburban League.
Military service
Prior also served in the Australian Army during World War II.
[Nominal Roll.]
Honours and achievements
Individual
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Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949
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Hawthorn
Hawthorn or Hawthorns may refer to:
Plants
* '' Crataegus'' (hawthorn), a large genus of shrubs and trees in the family Rosaceae
* ''Rhaphiolepis'' (hawthorn), a genus of about 15 species of evergreen shrubs and small trees in the family Rosace ...
life member
Notes
References
World War Two Nominal Roll: Signalman Albert Edward Prior (VX131343), ''Department of Veterans' Affairs''.* B883, VX131343: World War Two Service Record: Signalman Albert Edward Prior (VX131343), ''National Archives of Australia''.
External links
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Albert Priorat ''Boyles Football Photos''.
1921 births
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Hawthorn Football Club players
Camberwell Football Club players
1971 deaths
Australian Army personnel of World War II
Australian Army soldiers
Military personnel from Melbourne
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