Henry Thomas Selover (24 July 1898 – 18 May 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Holmesby & Main (2009), p.800.
Family The fourth and youngest child of William Henry Selover,Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Monday, 6 December 1920), p.1. and Ellen Selover (1869-1943), née Vincent,Marriages: Selover—Vincent, The Age, (Tuesday, 22 March 1892), p.1.Deaths: Selover, The Argus, (Saturday, 24 July 1943), p.13. Henry Thomas Selover was born at South Yarra, Victoria on 24 July 1898.
He married Eileen Mary Ambrose (1902-1993) on 14 August 1924.Junior Carnival: Victorian Chances Favored, The (Melbourne) Herald, (Friday, 29 December 1922), p.3. They had two children: Wendy Patricia Selover (1925-1999), later Mrs. George Henry Yates,Births: Selover (Eileen Ambrose), The Age, (Saturday, 18 July 1925), p.7.Brighton Girl in South Pacific Lead, The Age, (Friday, 7 November 1952), p.3.She "Starred" In Fifty Shows . . Did You Notice?, The Sydney Morning Herald Women's Section, (Thursday, 10 September 1953), p.4.Photograph of her 1953 wedding at: The Argus, (Monday, 8 June 1953), p.8. and Peter Vincent Selover (1929-2017).Births: Selover, The Age, (Saturday, 28 December 1929), p.5.
Death He died at Carrum Downs, Victoria on 18 May 2001."In 2001 Selover was discovered living in a Carrum nursing home. He was 102 years old, the oldest living league player and passed away not long after." (Demonwiki)
Notes
References Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2009), The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.), Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. Selover fills Bowling Breach, The Sporting Globe, (Saturday, 28 November 1925), p.6.
External links
Harry Selover, at Demonwiki.