Herbert Marcus Glasscock (3 September 1900 – 11 October 1979) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
Melbourne in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family
The son of Herbert Thomas Glasscock (1872–1953), and Alice Betsy Glasscock (1873–1950), née Greaves, Herbert Marcus Glasscock was born at
Monomeith, Victoria
Monomeith is a bounded rural locality in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne, Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, central business district, located within the Shire of Cardinia Local government areas ...
on 3 September 1900.
He married Kathleen Violet "Kate" Barling (1913–2014) in 1937.
Education
He attended
Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is an Independent school, independent, co-educational, Anglican Church of Australia, Anglican, International Baccalaureate, day school, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as ...
in
East St Kilda for three years, from 1916 to 1918. He played cricket for the school's First XI, and football for the school's First XVIII.
In his last year at Caulfield Grammar (viz., 1918), Glasscock, an excellent student, was not only the school captain, but was also the captain of the school's First XI and its First XVIII teams.
Football
He had been captain of Caulfield Grammar's First XVIII in 1918.
Lang Lang
Glasscock came to the attention of VFL recruiters while playing for Lang Lang. In their 1922 premiership victory, Lang Lang were trailing by five points with almost no time left: Glasscock kicked a goal from 50 yards out, winning the match for Lang Lang by a point.
Melbourne
Recruited from Lang Lang, he played his first senior match, at half-forward flank, for the
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Demons, is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's elite competition. It is based in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, ...
in the
round 16 match against the
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
, at
Windy Hill Windy Hill may refer to:
Places
* Windy Hill, Essendon, an Australian rules football ground in the Melbourne area
* Windy Hill Wind Farm, a wind power station near Ravenshoe, Queensland, Australia
* Windy Hill (Pennines), a hill on the Pennines w ...
, on 1 September 1923.
::Glasscock, a tall half-forward from Lang Lang, had his first run with
the Fuchsias on Saturday. The selectors are satisfied that in him, and
(Eric) Donaldson, from the same district, they have found two stars that will twinkle brightly next season. Glasscock stands 6ft. high, and Donaldson, who plays half-back, is two inches taller. Both arc intelligent players, capable marks, and can drive a ball accurately with both feet.
In all he played six senior matches with Melbourne.
His last match was the
round 8 match against the
Fitzroy Football Club, at the
Brunswick Street Oval, on 14 June 1924.
Lang Lang
Granted a clearance from Melbourne, he returned to Lang Lang in 1925.
Death
He died in New South Wales on 11 October 1979 and his ashes are interred at Springvale Botanical Cemetery.
Notes
References
Leaders of the Caulfield Grammar Team, ''The Weekly Times'', (Saturday, 15 June 1918), p.22.*
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External links
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''Demonwiki'': Marcus Glasscock.
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1900 births
1979 deaths
People educated at Caulfield Grammar School
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Melbourne Football Club players