Stan Harris
English rugby union footballer, polo player and boxer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Australian rules footballer, see Stan Harris (Australian footballer). For other people, see Stanley Harris (disambiguation).
Stanley Wakefield Harris CBE (13 December 1894 – 3 October 1973) was an early twentieth century all-round sportsman regarded as one of the greatest all-rounders to have played for the British and Irish Lions.[2][3] As a rugby union international, he represented the England in 1920, and the British Lions in 1924.[1] He also turned down a place in the Great Britain Olympic squad in 1920, became a South African boxing champion and represented England in polo, all in between serving in both the First and Second World Wars.[2][3]
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Birth name | Stanley Wakefield Harris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 13 December 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Somerset East, Cape Colony[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 3 October 1973(1973-10-03) (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kenilworth, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Bedford School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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