Albert Edward "Butch" Prior (15 January 1921 – 21 January 1971) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1940s."Known as 'Butch' because he was the local butcher" (australianfootball.com).
Family The son of Thomas Edward Prior (1882–1968), and Charlotte Nicholls Prior (1884–1956), née Jensen,Deaths: Prior, The Argus, (Wednesday, 24 October 1956), p.18. Albert Edward Prior was born at Melbourne, Victoria on 15 January 1921.
He married June Ivy Rose Braden (1924–2003) in 1945.
Football A full-forward,Goalkicker Reinstated, The Argus, (Wednesday, 4 May 1949), p.24.VFL teams of 1949, The Argus, (Saturday, 13 August 1949), p.4.Taylor, Percy, "League Footballers of 1950—Full Forwards, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 May 1950), p.6. he topped Hawthorn's goalkicking in every season from 1946 to 1949 with a best of 67 goals in 1947. He kicked 8 goals in a match three times: against Footscray on 3 May 1947, against Richmond on 17 May 1947 and, in his last match for Hawthorn, in a season where Hawthorn lost all 18 of its home-and-away games, against South Melbourne on 19 August 1950.
In 1951 Prior was cleared from Hawthorn and was appointed coach of the East Hawthorn team in the Eastern Suburban League.Six Footers at Footscray, The Age, (Thursday, 8 March 1951), p.18.Andrew, George, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 10 March 1951), p.5.
Military service Prior also served in the Australian Army during World War II.Nominal Roll.
Honours and achievements Individual Hawthorn leading goalkicker: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 Hawthorn life member
Notes
References World War Two Nominal Roll: Signalman Albert Edward Prior (VX131343), Department of Veterans' Affairs. B883, VX131343: World War Two Service Record: Signalman Albert Edward Prior (VX131343), National Archives of Australia.
External links
Albert Prior at Boyles Football Photos.