Charles Henry Zercho (15 April 1866 – 30 March 1962) was an Australian Anglican minister, school principal, and Australian rules footballer.
Family The son of Charles Henry Zercho (1866-1895),Deaths: Zercho, The Argus, (Monday, 26 August 1895), p.1.(Obituary), The Mount Alexander Mail, (Monday, 26 August 1895), p.2. and Agnes Zercho (1841-1937), née Nicol,Deaths: Zercho, The Argus, (Thursday, 1 July 1937), p.1. Charles Henry Zercho was born at Barkers Creek (near Castlemaine), Victoria, Australia on 15 April 1866.
He married Margaret Emma Clark (1876-1940) on 17 April 1900.Marriages: Zercho—Clark, The Argus, (Tuesday, 24 April 1900), p.1.Deaths: Zercho, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Wednesday, 21 August 1940), p.12. They had five children: two daughters and three sons a son (born 1910) was stillborn, and a daughter (born 1903), and a son (born 1905) each died within 6 months of their birth.
His brother, Frederick William Zercho (1867-1953), founded Zercho's Business College in 1906.
Education He graduated Bachelor of Arts from the University of Melbourne on 13 April 1918.University Commencement, The Argus, (Monday, 15 April 1918), p.8.
Football Recruited from Camberwell, he played with the Essendon Football Club, in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1890;Maplestone (1996), p.436.Football, The Bacchus Marsh Express, (Saturday, 3 July 1926), p.3.Veteran Footballers, The Argus, (Saturday, 27 September 1924), p.31. and, in the third quarter of his first senior match, against Geelong, at the East Melbourne Cricket Ground on 28 June 1890, he kicked Essendon's fourth and final goal for the match.Football: Essendon v. Geelong, The Argus, (Monday, 30 June 1890), p.10.
Cleric and educator Over his lifetime he held numerous positions as a teacher, headmaster, priest, and as the minister of various parishes.
Death He died in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Australia on 30 March 1962.Humphries (1990).
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References
Maplestone, M., Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club 1872–1996, Essendon Football Club, (Melbourne), 1996.