Sam Howie

Australian rules footballer (1889–1943)

Australian rules footballer
Sam Howie
Personal information
Full name Samuel William Howie
Date of birth (1889-06-10)10 June 1889
Place of birth Broken Hill, New South Wales
Date of death 15 August 1943(1943-08-15) (aged 54)
Place of death Woodville, South Australia
Original team(s) West Broken Hill
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
1913–1914, 1919–1923 Port Adelaide
Career highlights
  • Port Adelaide premiership player (1921)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Samuel William Howie (10 June 1889 – 15 August 1943) was an Australian rules footballer for Port Adelaide and captain of the club in 1922.[1]

Family

The son of David Howie (1852–1920),[2] and Amanda Lavinia Howie (1854–1938), née Green,[3] Samuel William Howie was born at Broken Hill on 10 June 1889.

He married Ethel May Dixon (1889–1975) on 5 March 1920. They had three sons: William Edward Howie (1921–1921), Allan Dixon Howie (1923–1945), and Robert John Howie (1924–1981).

Death

He collapsed and died during a Volunteer Defence Corps (V.D.C.) parade at Woodville on 15 August 1943.[4][5] He was buried, with full military honours at Adelaide's Centennial Park Cemetery.[6][7]

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Australian Football – Sam Howie – Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ David Howie, The Australian Christian Commonwealth, (Friday, 29 October 1920), p.495.
  3. ^ Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Thursday, 28 April 1938), p12.
  4. ^ V.D.C. Officer Dies On Parade, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August 1943), p.3.
  5. ^ Deaths: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.
  6. ^ Funeral Notices: Howie, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 16 August, 1943), p.6.
  7. ^ Lieutenant Samuel William Howie (S66665), Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

References

  • World War One Nominal Roll: Driver Samuel William Howie (5270), National Archives of Australia.
  • World War One Nominal Roll: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), collection of the Australian War Memorial.
  • World War One Service Record: Sergeant Samuel William Howie (5270), National Archives of Australia.
  • Anzac Day Football: Battalion Teams Preparing: Personal Notes on Players: 10th Battalion, The (Adelaide) Register, (Friday, 17 April 1925), p.5.
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Captains of the Port Adelaide Football Club
SANFL
(seniors)
  • 1870: Dale/Wald
  • 1871: Stone
  • 1872–1873: Middleton
  • 1873: Sparnon
  • 1874: Wells/Rann
  • 1875: R. Sandilands
  • 1876: Fletcher
  • 1877–1879: Fletcher
  • 1880: Atkins/Carter
  • 1881: Fletcher/J. Sandilands
  • 1882: Frayne/Kellett
  • 1883: Le Messurier
  • 1883–1885: Turpenny
  • 1885: Kellett
  • 1886–1889: Bushby
  • 1890–1894: McKenzie
  • 1895: Miers
  • 1896–1898: McKenzie
  • 1899–1900: H. Phillips
  • 1901–1904: Hosie
  • 1904–1905: J. Quinn
  • 1906: Fletcher Jr.
  • 1906–1907: Corston
  • 1908: Strawns
  • 1908–1909: Donaghy
  • 1910: Woollard
  • 1911: Dempster
  • 1912: Cocks/Hosking
  • 1913–1914: Londrigan
  • 1915: McFarlane
  • 1916–1918: Eaton
  • 1919: Pope/McFarlane
  • 1920: Olds/Robertson
  • 1921: Oliver
  • 1922: Howie
  • 1923: Dayman
  • 1924–1925: Keal
  • 1926: Allingham
  • 1927: Bampton
  • 1928–1931: V. Johnson
  • 1932–1933: Ween
  • 1934: V. Johnson
  • 1935: R. Johnson
  • 1936–1937: Dermody
  • 1938: Hender
  • 1939–1940: R. Quinn
  • 1940–1941: Reval
  • 1942–1944: Roberts
  • 1945–1947: R. Quinn
  • 1948: Roberts
  • 1949: Schumann
  • 1950–1958: Williams
  • 1959–1966: Motley
  • 1967–1973: Cahill
  • 1974–1978: Ebert
  • 1979–1982: Cunningham
  • 1983–1985: Ebert
  • 1986–1990: Johnston
  • 1991–1993: G. Phillips
  • 1994–1996: Ginever
AFL
AFLW
SANFL
(reserves)
  • 1997: Ginever
  • 1998: Borlase
  • 1999: D. Brown
  • 2000–2003: Poole
  • 2004–2005: T. Brown
  • 2006–2007: Clayton
  • 2008–2009: Ah Chee
  • 2010–2013: Meiklejohn
  • 2014–2018: Summerton
  • 2019–2023: Sutcliffe
  • 2024–: Moore
Port Adelaide joined the AFL as a separate entity to the SANFL side. The two clubs merged in 2014, and the SANFL side now functions as Port Adelaide's AFL reserves team.
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Port Adelaide Football Club • 1921 SAFL premiers
Port Adelaide 4.8 (32) defeated Norwood 3.6 (24), at Adelaide Oval
Coach: Hosking
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  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission