Thomas Paul Hart (29 June 1896 – 25 May 1971) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played for
Carlton
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL) and
Norwood in South Australia.
Originally with
Norwood, Hart was a half forward flanker. He was wounded in France during World War 1 combat, at the age of 20, but survived. On return to the SAFL, Hart continued to perform well for Norwood and was the league's
leading goal-kicker after kicking 50 goals in 1922, a premiership year.
Carlton lured him to their club in 1923 but he only spent a season with them before returning to South Australia. He kicked two goals in debut and a further two in all but one of his next six games. Hart then played at
West Adelaide until his retirement.
References
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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1896 births
1971 deaths
Carlton Football Club players
Norwood Football Club players
West Adelaide Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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