Bertie Gotto
| Full name | Robert Porter Corry Gotto | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 20 January 1881 Belfast, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 August 1960 (aged 79) Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
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Robert Porter Corry Gotto (20 January 1881 — 5 August 1960) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Belfast, Gotto was a maternal grandson of Conservative member of parliament Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet. He attended Campbell College and Uppingham School. A rugby player in his youth, Gotto was a three-quarter with North of Ireland and gained an Ireland cap against the touring 1906–07 Springboks.[1]
Gotto was twice mentioned in dispatches serving with the Royal Army Service Corps during World War I and in 1919 was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Military Division.[1]
A timber merchant, Gotto served as a commissioner for the Belfast Harbour Board and became deputy lieutenant for Belfast in 1947. He was further honoured in 1952 with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[2][1]
Gotto was the father of Ireland Davis Cup tennis player Robert Vivian Gotto.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Chairman of Belfast Company". Belfast Telegraph. 5 August 1960.
- ↑ "Honour board tribute to Mr. R. P. C. Gotto". Belfast Telegraph. 8 August 1960.
External links
[edit]- Bertie Gotto at ESPNscrum (archived)
- 1881 births
- 1960 deaths
- Irish rugby union players
- Ireland international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Belfast
- Rugby union centres
- North of Ireland F.C. players
- People educated at Campbell College
- People educated at Uppingham School
- Royal Army Service Corps officers
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire