Harry Mort
Hawthorn
AFL career
7 games2 goals
- Debut
- R8 1928 v GEE4 June 1928
- Most recent
- R8 1929 v GEE22 June 1929
Stats
Bio
Alton Harry Mort joined Hawthorn during the club's arduous formative years in the VFL, a period commonly referred to as the "Maybloom" era. Born in South Australia, he was utilised primarily as a defender and managed seven senior appearances across two seasons while the team struggled for competitiveness. Despite his brief on-field tenure, Mort remained deeply woven into the fabric of the club, later serving as the groundsman at Glenferrie Oval and enlisting in the RAAF during World War II. His legacy was cemented decades later through his son, Ian Mort, who played in Hawthorn's breakthrough 1961 premiership side, fulfilling a family dream on the very ground his father had tended during the club's leanest years.
Profile
- Born
- 24 Mar 1906
- Died
- 23 Dec 1981 (aged 75y 274d)
- Birthplace
- Parkside, SA
- Deathplace
- Gisborne, VIC
Teams
Family
- Son:Ian Mort
Bio
1 revisionAlton Harry Mort joined Hawthorn during the club's arduous formative years in the VFL, a period commonly referred to as the "Maybloom" era. Born in South Australia, he was utilised primarily as a defender and managed seven senior appearances across two seasons while the team struggled for competitiveness. Despite his brief on-field tenure, Mort remained deeply woven into the fabric of the club, later serving as the groundsman at Glenferrie Oval and enlisting in the RAAF during World War II. His legacy was cemented decades later through his son, Ian Mort, who played in Hawthorn's breakthrough 1961 premiership side, fulfilling a family dream on the very ground his father had tended during the club's leanest years.