Lambert made his debut in 1940, winning the best first year junior player award for the season.[2] He missed four years of football from 1942 to 1945 when he was serving in the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific during World War II.[3] A half-back flanker, he played in three Essendon premierships upon his return, in 1946, 1949 and 1950.
In 2002, an Essendon panel ranked him at 25 in their Champions of Essendon list of the 25 greatest players ever to have played for Essendon. He was also named in Essendon's Team of the Century. After the death of Jack Jones on 24 March 2020, Lambert was the last surviving member of Essendon's 1946 and 1949 premiership teams.[5]
harold, lambert, footballer, harold, louis, lambert, 1922, 2021, australian, rules, footballer, essendon, victorian, football, league, harold, lambertpersonal, informationfull, nameharold, louis, lambertdate, birth, 1922, 1922place, birthessendon, victoriadate. Harold Louis Lambert 1 16 May 1922 22 May 2021 was an Australian rules footballer for Essendon in the Victorian Football League VFL Harold LambertPersonal informationFull nameHarold Louis LambertDate of birth 1922 05 16 16 May 1922Place of birthEssendon VictoriaDate of death22 May 2021 2021 05 22 aged 99 Original team s La Mascotte MelbourneHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in Weight76 kg 168 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1940 41 1946 51Essendon99 2 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1951 Career highlightsEssendon Premiership 1946 1949 1950Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball comLambert made his debut in 1940 winning the best first year junior player award for the season 2 He missed four years of football from 1942 to 1945 when he was serving in the Australian Army in Papua New Guinea and the Pacific during World War II 3 A half back flanker he played in three Essendon premierships upon his return in 1946 1949 and 1950 His older brother Chris Lambert also played for Essendon 4 Recognition EditIn 2002 an Essendon panel ranked him at 25 in their Champions of Essendon list of the 25 greatest players ever to have played for Essendon He was also named in Essendon s Team of the Century After the death of Jack Jones on 24 March 2020 Lambert was the last surviving member of Essendon s 1946 and 1949 premiership teams 5 Footnotes Edit LAMBERT HAROLD LOUIS Essendon Trophies The Age No 26 755 Victoria Australia 16 January 1941 p 4 Retrieved 23 May 2021 via National Library of Australia Bombers mourn passing of Lambert essendonfc com au Retrieved 22 May 2021 Essendon The Herald No 19 616 Victoria Australia 30 March 1940 p 13 Retrieved 23 May 2021 via National Library of Australia Hogan Jesse 22 April 2015 Kevin Sheedy hails Essendon s silent knight Harold Lambert ahead of Anzac Day The Age Retrieved 17 October 2019 External links EditHarold Lambert s playing statistics from AFL Tables Harold Lambert at AustralianFootball com Champions of Essendon Harold Lambert Archived from the original on 10 March 2016 This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Harold Lambert footballer amp oldid 1124374969, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
