Bob Pratt
Australian rules footballer
Died when: 88 years 128 days (1060 months)Star Sign: Virgo
Harold Robert Pratt Sr. (31 August 1912 – 6 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and the Coburg Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).
Considered "arguably the best full-forward in the history of Australian rules", Pratt was one of the inaugural Legends inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
Known for spectacular diving and high-flying marks, Pratt topped South Melbourne's goalkicking for the first time in 1932 with 71 goals and for the next three seasons passed 100 goals.
His total of 150 goals in 1934 was a VFL/AFL record which stood alone until Peter Hudson equalled it in 1971.Pratt also kicked ten or more goals in a game eight times, including 15 goals in a single game.
His son, Bob Pratt Jr., also played for South Melbourne.
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