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Harry Batstone

Harry "Red" Batstone was a Canadian football player who played three seasons in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for the Toronto Argonauts and six seasons in the intercollegiate union for Queen's University. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the founding cohort in 1963, and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

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Harry Batstone
Profile
PositionRunning back
Personal information
Born(1899-05-09)May 9, 1899
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
DiedMarch 10, 1972(1972-03-10) (aged 72)1
Kingston, Ontario, Canada1
Career information
CollegeQueen's University
Career history
1919–1921Toronto Argonauts
1922–1927Queen's University
Awards and highlights
Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 1963)

Harry "Red" Batstone (September 5, 1899 – March 10, 1972) was a Canadian football player who played three seasons in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for the Toronto Argonauts and six seasons in the intercollegiate union for Queen's University. He was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the founding cohort in 1963, and into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 1975.

References

References

  1. "Dr. Harry Batstone played with Argos", Toronto Star, 13 March 1972, p. 36