Harrold William Downing Stoddart

Born at Mundulla on 3 June 1887, Stoddart was a brilliant captain of football at Prince Alfred College for two years, enduring a loss to St Peter's College in 1904 but enjoying an 18-point win in 1905.  A strong centre half-back with a powerful kick, he slipped easily into senior football at the Norwood Football Club.

Stoddart  proved his mettle in six interstate games.  He reached his pinnacle with a best-on-ground performance which helped restrict Port Adelaide to 3.9 while the well-oiled Norwood machine banged on 8.7 to capture the 1907 premiership before a crowd of 25,000 at Adelaide Oval.

After Norwood, Stoddart captained the University of Adelaide football team in 1911 and also had success as a fast bowler in the cricket team.

He graduated Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 1911 and after stints at Waikerie and Wallaroo, set up as a GP in Glenelg where he practised for the rest of his working life. He was very active as the town's official medical officer for many years. He also was the medical officer for the SA Jockey Club  and other racing clubs and was greatly liked and respected by the whole racing community. He was vice-president of the Glenelg Cricket Club.

He married Ruby Margaret Donnell in 1912 and they had four daughters, Pat (Pilgrim) and Peg (Bickford), who were twins, Judy (Wingrove) and Janet. His wife died in 1946 and he married Margaret Stott, daughter of Lady Best, of Melbourne, and the late Sir Robert Best.

Dr Stoddart was a strict teetotaller and lived into his nineties.