Personal Life
Pratt married Olive Sandstrom on 24 August 1935 at All Saints Church of England in St Kilda, after playing against Geelong earlier that day. His team mate James Reid was best man. Over a thousand people attended the wedding, with over 400 people outside, jostling to see the couple. Two constables were required to keep the crowd away from the church doors and pickpockets took advantage of the crush of people to steal from the crowd.
Pratt had a son, Bob Pratt, Jr., who also played for South Melbourne; but following a string of injuries, retired following increased business pressures.
Pratt worked at various times for the Melbourne Star newspaper, as an inspector of news agencies and as a sales representative for soft drink companies, as well as writing a football column for The Argus newspaper. He also raced greyhounds and played competitive lawn bowls.
Following a long illness, Pratt died on 6 January 2001 at Frankston Hospital.
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