Full name Horace Alexander Riley Original team(s) St Augustine's | Name Horrie Riley | |
Date of birth (1902-09-10)10 September 1902 Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Date of death 8 February 1970(1970-02-08) (aged 67) Place of death Kangaroo Island, South Australia Died February 8, 1970, Kangaroo Island, Australia | ||
Horrie Riley (10 September 1902 – 8 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SAFL.
Despite being one of the smaller players in the league, Victorian born Horrie Riley was particularly strong in the air. He won the 1923 Magarey Medal, was a member of Sturt's premiership side in 1926 and represented South Australia 20 times at interstate football. When he retired he 1930 he had played a total of 122 games.
Riley has a place in the back pocket in Sturt's official 'Team of the Century'.
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