Bruce Wotherspoon Scharp (24 May 1905 – 11 April 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Fitzroy and Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Family The son of Louis Bernard Scharp (-1933),Deaths: Scharp, The Age, (Saturday, 20 May 1933), p.7. and Kate Stewart Scharp, née Wotherspoon,Marriages: Scharp—Wotherspoon, The Argus, (Saturday, 9 October 1900), p.9. Scharp was born in Kew, Victoria on 24 May 1905.Births: Scharp, The Argus, (Saturday, 3 June 1905), p.11.
Scharp came from a family who were well known for their sporting prowess, with his father achieving great success as a bicycle rider including winning the Austral Wheel Race.
Scharp had an elder sister, Blanche Marshall, née Scharp, a younger brother Louis and younger sister Jean Eakins, née Scharp. Scharp also had elder twin half brothers Eric and Ivo Scharp from his father's first marriage to Blanche Scharp, née de la Fontaine.
Football Carlton (VFL) On 30 August 1930, Scharp made his debut for Carlton against the St Kilda Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He kicked one goal.
Hawthorn (VFL) On 27 April 1933, Scharp was cleared from Carlton to the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Club Notes: Runners-Up Await South, The Age, (Friday, 28 April 1933), p.6.
Fitzroy (VFL) On 14 June 1933, Scharp was cleared from Hawthorn to the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).League Permits, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 June 1933), p.13.
Sandringham (VFA) On 27 April 1934, Scharp was cleared from Fitzroy to the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).Association Permits, The Age, (Saturday, 28 April 1934), p.18.
Yarrawonga (OMFA) On 17 April 1935, Scharp was cleared from Sandringham to the Yarrawonga Football Club in the Ovens & Murray Football Association (OMFA).Association Permits, The Age, (Thursday, 18 April 1935), p.15.
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External links
Bruce Scharp's profile at Blueseum Bruce Scharpe (sic), The VFA Project.