Arthur Hart (footballer, born 1917)

Arthur Robert Hart (13 February 1917 – 16 October 1981) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Family
The son of Frederick Arthur Hart (1889-1948), and Elizabeth Hart (1889-1966), née King, Arthur Robert Hart was born at Carlton, Victoria on 13 February 1917. Two of his three brothers brothers, Edward Ronald "Eddie" Hart (1922–1995) and Donald Clement "Don" Hart (1930–2018), also played for Fitzroy, as had his uncle Robert "Bob" King (1894–1979).

He married Mona Emily Stevens (1919–2010) on 19 April 1941.

Football
He made his debut for Fitzroy, in the back-pocket, against Essendon, at Windy Hill, on 20 August 1938.

Military service
He served in New Guinea as a Sergeant of Communication Signals in World War II.