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Harold Robert "Bob" Pratt, senior (31 August 1912 – 6 January 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who represented South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Coburg in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) during the 1930s and 1940s. Considered "arguably the best full-forward in the history of Australian rules",〔Cresswell & Trenoweth, p. 703〕 Pratt was one of the inaugural legends inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.〔(AFL Hall of Fame Legends )〕 Known for spectacular diving and high flying marks, he topped the club'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. ==Early life== The son of Harold Robert Pratt and Olive Pratt (née Fosbrook), Pratt was born in the inner-Melbourne suburb of Brunswick West on 31 August 1912.〔(Births ), ''The Age'', (14 September 1912) , p.5.〕 He grew up in the Melbourne suburb of Mitcham, and was known as "Bob" to avoid confusion with his father.〔Main, p. 100.〕 Playing as a junior for local club Mitcham, Pratt attracted the attention of rival VFL clubs South Melbourne and Hawthorn. Whilst Hawthorn lost interest after a poor performance by Pratt in a match, South Melbourne signed him following a recommendation from the Mitcham coach.〔Main, p. 101〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bob Pratt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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