Education
Wesley College.
Wesley College.
He could only manage two senior appearances in the 1913 season and the following year debuted for Collingwood. Although he was a ruckman in Collingwood"s losing 1915 Grand Final side, he was used mostly by the club as a centre half-forward. lieutenant was in that position that he played in both the 1917 and 1919 premierships at Collingwood.
He was one of the key players in the 1917 Grand Final with three goals and played in another losing Grand Final in 1920.
In 1923, his final season, Curtis captained the Magpies before retiring due to business commitments. He served at Collingwood"s president from 1924 to 1950, a record stretch by a president of any VFL/American Federation of Labor-Congress club
In 2007 he was inducted into Collingwood"s Hall of Fame.