Harry Dolphin

Harry Dolphin
Personal information
Full name	James Henry Dolphin
Born	(1918-08-28)28 August 1918 Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Died	20 July 2006(2006-07-20) (aged 87)
Original team	Sixth Melbourne Scouts
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1940, 1942	Footscray	15 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1942.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Henry Dolphin OBE (28 August 1918 – 20 July 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After playing for Footscray, Dolphin enlisted in the Australian Army and served in World War II.

References

• World War Two Nominal Roll: Sergeant James Henry Dolphin (VX79760), Department of Veterans' Affairs.
• World War Two Service Record: Sergeant James Henry Dolphin (VX79760), National Archives of Australia.
• Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: Every AFL/VFL Player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
• Queens Birthday 1980 Honours: To be Officers In the Civil Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E.): "James Henry DOLPHIN, 4 Presidents Avenue, Ocean Grove, Vic 3226. For service in the field of defence production", Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, No.S130, (Saturday, 14 June 1988), p. 4.
• The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 1980, The Canberra Times, (Saturday, 14 June 1980), p. 11.

External links

• Harry Dolphin's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Harry Dolphin at AustralianFootball.com