John Harris (Australian footballer)

John Harris
Harris during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	John Dennis Harris
Date of birth	4 November 1903
Place of birth	Mildura, Victoria
Date of death	29 June 1993(1993-06-29) (aged 89)
Place of death	Camberwell, Victoria
Original team(s)	Brighton (VFA)
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1929	Collingwood	088 (48)
1930–1931	Hawthorn	034 (10)
Total		122 (58)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1930–1931	Hawthorn	36 (9–27–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1931.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Dennis 'Jiggy' Harris (4 November 1903 – 29 June 1993) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL.

Family

The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873–1943), and Florence Harris (1876–1954), née Harris, John Dennis Harris was born at Mildura, Victoria on 4 November 1903.

His brother, Stanley William Harris (1909–1964), was a VFL footballer with Richmond and Footscray.

Football

Recruited from Brighton, Harris started his career at Collingwood where he played as both a wingman and half forward flanker. He was a member of Collingwood premiership sides in 1927 and 1928. After being dropped for the 1929 Grand Final, thus missing out on a third successive premiership, Harris left Collingwood and joined Hawthorn as captain-coach. He spent two seasons with Hawthorn before joining VFA club Coburg where he played in a losing grand final in 1933.

External links

• John Harris's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• John Harris at AustralianFootball.com