John Harris | |
Fullname: | John Dennis Harris |
Birth Date: | 4 November 1903 |
Birth Place: | Mildura, Victoria |
Death Place: | Camberwell, Victoria |
Originalteam: | Brighton (VFA) |
Height: | 165 cm |
Weight: | 63 kg |
Statsend: | 1931 |
Years1: | 1925–1929 |
Club1: | Collingwood |
Games Goals1: | 88 (48) |
Years2: | 1930–1931 |
Club2: | Hawthorn |
Games Goals2: | 34 (10) |
Games Goalstotal: | 122 (58) |
Coachyears1: | 1930–1931 |
Coachclub1: | Hawthorn |
Coachgames Wins1: | 36 (9–27–0) |
John Dennis 'Jiggy' Harris (4 November 1903 – 29 June 1993)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Hawthorn in the VFL.
The son of Charles Ernest Harris (1873–1943),[2] and Florence Harris (1876–1954), née Harris,[3] 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.
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.