Bert Rapiport

Henry Alexander "Bert" Rapiport (30 September 1865 – 30 December 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide and West Adelaide Football Clubs in the South Australian Football Association (SAFA).

Bert Rapiport
Personal information
Full name Henry Alexander Rapiport
Date of birth (1865-09-30)30 September 1865
Place of birth Melbourne
Date of death 30 December 1913(1913-12-30) (aged 48)
Place of death St Kilda, Victoria
Original team(s) Normanby
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897 Fitzroy 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

In 2015, it was discovered that Rapiport was Jewish, making him one of the few Jews to have played senior VFL/AFL football.[1]

References

  1. Browne, Ashley. "Historians discover identity of two more Jewish League footballers". jwire.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 7 June 2020.

Sources

  • Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 8th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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