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| Birth | 1 October 1907 |
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| Height and weight | 173 cm / 72 kg |
| Death | 16 August 1994 (aged 86) |
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| Debut | 1926, Collingwood vs. , at |
| Team(s) | Collingwood (1926-40)
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Harry Collier (1 October 1907—16 August 1994) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.
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Originally from Ivanhoe, Victoria, Collier played for the Collingwood Football Club, debuting in 1926. Collier was a player in Collingwood's legendary premiership sides from 1927-1930, the only side to have won four premierships in a row in the entire history of the VFL/AFL.
He was appointed captain in 1935, a position which he held until 1939. During this period, his team won two premierships (in 1935 and 1936)), and finished runners-up in the other 3 years he was captain. He was said to be Collingwood's best player during the era, taking out the Club Best and Fairest award in 1928 and 1930. Collier retired in 1940 after only one game for the season - his career record standing at 259 games and 299 goals with the Magpies.
Following his playing career, Collier coached the Essendon reserves to a premiership in 1941. He later became a committeeman for Collingwood.
Collier was also a noted television personality, during the time of Australia's first year of broadcasting in 1956 and subsequent years.
Collier died in 1994.
Collier was retrospectively rewarded a Brownlow Medal, after originally tying for the 1930 award, but losing on countback. Other honours include his posthumous induction into Collingwood's Team of the Century and, in 1996, induction into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
Collier was the older brother of former Collingwood player Albert.
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