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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)
1Playing 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 anAustralian rules footballerwho played withCollingwoodin theVictorian Football League(VFL).

Born inEngland,[2]Bowyer was part of a strong Collingwood side during his career and played in four premiership teams. He played on a wing andback pocketin the1929and1930premierships, respectively, and in the ruck for their1935and1936premierships. Bowyer retired in 1938 after believing, wrongly, that he had a stomach ulcer.

References

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  1. ^"Percy Bowyer".Collingwood Forever.Retrieved6 September2014.
  2. ^Multicultural team of champions– Australian Football League. Published 27 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
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