Horrie Riley
{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1902}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Horrie Riley
| image =
| fullname = Horace Alexander Riley
| birth_date = {{birth date|1902|09|10|df=y}}
| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1970|02|08|1902|09|10|df=y}}
| death_place = Kangaroo Island, South Australia
| originalteam = St Augustine's
| height =
| weight =
| position =
| statsend = 1930
| years1 = 1922–1930
| club1 = Sturt
| games_goals1 = 122 (121)
| sooteam1 = South Australia
| soogames_goals1 = 20
| careerhighlights = *Magarey Medalist: 1923
}}
Horrie Riley (10 September 1902 – 8 February 1970) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Sturt in the SAFL.{{cite web|url=http://www.sanfl.com.au/hall_of_fame/horrie_a.riley/| title=Horrie A.Riley| publisher=SANFL|access-date=17 June 2014}}
Football
Despite being one of the smaller players in the league, Victorian born Horrie Riley was particularly strong in the air.
He won the 1923 Magarey Medal, was a member of Sturt's premiership side in 1926 and represented South Australia 20 times at interstate football.
When he retired he 1930 he had played a total of 122 games.
Riley has a place in the back pocket in Sturt's official 'Team of the Century'.
See also
Footnotes
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External links
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{{Magarey Medal winners}}
{{1926 Sturt premiership players}}
{{Sturt Football Club captains}}
{{Sturt Team of The Century}}
{{1927 South Australia State Football Team}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Category:Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Category:Magarey Medal winners
Category:Sturt Football Club players
Category:South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
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