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Percy Bowyer

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Percy Bowyer
Bowyer during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name Harry Percy Bowyer
Date of birth 6 September 1909
Place of birth Langley, Buckinghamshire, England
Date of death 17 November 1998(1998-11-17) (aged 89)
Original team(s) St Saviours
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928–1938 Collingwood 154 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1938.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Harry Percy Bowyer (6 September 1909 – 17 November 1998)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Born in England,[2] Bowyer was part of a strong Collingwood side during his career and played in four premiership teams. He played on a wing and back pocket in the 1929 and 1930 premierships, respectively, and in the ruck for their 1935 and 1936 premierships. Bowyer retired in 1938 after believing, wrongly, that he had a stomach ulcer.

References

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  1. ^ "Percy Bowyer". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  2. ^ Multicultural team of champions – Australian Football League. Published 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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