Henry Clyde Pollock (15 May 1897 – 8 March 1965) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2014), p.712.
Family The son of John Bell Pollock (1860-1911),Deaths: Pollock, The Age, (Friday, 18 August 1911), p.1. and Isabella Pollock (1859-1935), née Hiddleston,Deaths: Pollock, The Argus, (Tuesday, 26 November 1935), p.1. Henry Clyde Pollock was born on 15 May 1897 at Richmond, Victoria.
He married Alice Isabel "Lal" Hardy (1904-1998) in 1927.
Football Richmond (VFL) In his seven seasons with Richmond (1920-1926) he played in 91 games with the Second XVIII, kicking 32 goals, and was the team's captain in 1925.
He also played in 16 First XVIII games, kicking 3 goals, as well as one game for a representative VFL team, at Albury, on 31 July 1926, against a combined team from the Ovens & Murray League.Hogan (1996), pp.179, 262, 306, and 311.Last Quarter Dash: Ovens and Murray League, (Monday, 2 August 1926), p.16.Fast and Interesting: League 16.11 v. Ovens and Murray 13.13, The Age, Monday, 2 August 1926) p.8.Football: Melbourne League v. Ovens and Murray League: A brilliant Game, The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express, (Friday, 6 August 1926), p.44.Ovens and Murray extends Victorian Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 7 August 1926), p.81.
His last game for Richmond was at centre half-forward for the Second XVIII team that lost the 1926 Semi-Final to South Melbourne, 11.5 (71) to 10.18 (78), on 18 September 1926.Seconds Semi-Final, The Herald, (Saturday, 18 September 1926), p.3.
Ulverstone (NWFU) Replacing Checker Hughes, who had returned to the mainland to coach Richmond, Pollock was appointed captain-coach of the Ulverstone Football Club, in Tasmania's North West Football Union in 1927,Football: Ulverstone Club: The Annual Meeting: H. Pollock (Richmond) Appointed Coach, The (Burnie) Advocate, (Thursday, 3 February 1927), p.7. during which time he represented Tasmania at the 1927 Melbourne Carnival.Interstate Football Carnival, The (Adelaide) News, (Thursday, 11 August 1927), p.1.
Murtoa (MWFL) Cleared by Richmond FC to Murtoa on 25 April 1928,Football: Permits Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, April 26 1928), p.3. he transferred to the Murtoa Football Club in the Mid-Wimmera Football League.'Half--Forward', "Great Improvement made by Murtoa Team: Coaching of Harry Pollock Shows Good Results", The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 26 May 1928), p.72. He played with Murtoa for seven seasons (1928-1933, 1935), including the 1932 Dunmunkle Football League premiership sideMurtoa's Premiership, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 24 September 1932), p.68. -- 73 games, 30 goals -- was captain-coach for two seasons (1928-1929),Football: Murtoa's Coach, The Horsham Times, (Tuesday, 26 March 1929), p.3. and non-playing coach for two seasons (1933, 1935).Hogan (1996), p.179.
Death He died at Parkville, Victoria on 8 March 1965.Deaths: Pollock, The Age, (Tuesday, 9 March 1965), p.17.
See also 1927 Melbourne Carnival
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Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. World War One Embarkation Roll: Gunner Henry Clyde Pollock (1018), collection of the Australian War Memorial. World War One Nominal Roll: Corporal Henry Clyde Pollock (1018), collection of the Australian War Memorial. World War Two Nominal Roll: Warrant Officer Class 2 Henry Clyde Pollock (V360170), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B884, V360170: World War Two Service Record: Warrant Officer Class 2 Henry Clyde Pollock (V360170), National Archives of Australia.
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