the following year. He taunted Magpies' fans after that victory by declaring, "What's better than beating Collingwood by ten goals? Beating them by five points." Harris's second tenure as president was short-lived and he was ousted in a bitter board-level power struggle in February 1980. Later life and death Harris suffered a stroke in 1991 which left him mute, and his health deteriorated over a period of several years. Harris died peacefully in Heidelberg at the age of 84. His wife Jean had preceded him in 1999. He was survived by four children (Ken, Andrew, Christine and Robert) as well as eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The then Carlton president Richard Pratt, a long-time associate of Harris, paid tribute on behalf of the club saying: With the passing of George Harris, a leviathan of the Carlton Football Club has sadly been lost. In the pantheon of Carlton's long and successful history, few men -- whether director, player, member or supporter -- can truly say that they gave more to Carlton than him. Everyone at Carlton extends their deepest sympathies to the Harris family on the passing of a man whose contributions to this club may never be surpassed. References Carlton leviathan George Harris dies, Sydney Morning Herald Nov 26, 2007 The Age 2004 Bibliography Harris, George with Main, Jim (2006), George - by George. Changi, the Blues and Beyond, Bas Publishing, Melbourne, Victoria. (hbk.) External links Blueseum George Harris' Army Service Record 1922 births 2007 deaths Businesspeople from Melbourne Australian dentists Australian Army personnel of World War II Australian prisoners of war World War II prisoners of war held by Japan Australian Army soldiers 20th-century dentists People from St Kilda, Victoria Carlton Football Club administrators Military personnel from Melbourne