Harry Crapper


Henry Sylvester "Harry" Crapper was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League.

Family

The son of Henry Crapper, and Winifred Crapper, née Fitzgerald, Henry Sylvester Crapper was born at Raywood, Victoria on 15 January 1905.
His brothers, Thomas Frederick "Fred" Crapper, Francis Gerald "Frank" Crapper, played VFL football with Richmond and North Melbourne, respectively.
He married Veronica Cecilia Carrodus in 1935.

Football

Recruited by Melbourne from the Castlemaine Football Club in the Bendigo Football League in 1930, he played his first senior game, against Footscray on 31 May 1930.
He was a member of the Melbourne Second XVIII team that won the Grand Final, against Geelong on 10 October 1931.

Military service

He served as a Flight Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II.

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in Parkville, Victoria on 28 December 1976.