Sam Howie | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Samuel William Howie | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1889 | ||
Place of birth | Broken Hill, New South Wales | ||
Date of death | 15 August 1943 | (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 | |||
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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]
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).
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]