| Horrie Pope | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Horace Victor Pope | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1887 | ||
| Place of birth | North Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Date of death | 19 June 1949 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Franklin, South Australia | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1905-1920 | Port Adelaide | 156 | |
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
Horace Victor Pope (5 June 1887 – 19 June 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Port Adelaide. He captained the club in the second half of 1919.[1]
The son of Rev. Henry James Pope (1844-1919),[2][3] and Grace Holman Pope (1857-1920), née Temby,[4] Horace Victor Pope was born in North Adelaide, South Australia on 5 June 1887.
He married Eliza Hilda Williams (1880-1957) on 1 July 1912,[5] They had three children: a stillborn daughter,[6] and two sons, Kenneth Charles Pope (1917-1944),[7][8][9] and Richard Horace Pope (1919-1942).[10][11][12]
From 1905 to 1919, Horrie Pope played 155 games for Port Adelaide; and he also played in one additional game in 1920. When Alex "Bandy" McFarlane resigned mid-way through the 1919 season, Pope was appointed captain of the team.
Horrie Pope died at his home at Franklin (now known as Pennington, South Australia) on 19 June 1949,[13][14] and was buried at the Cheltenham Cemetery on 21 June 1949.[15]
