Robert Porter Corry Gotto (20 January 1881 — 5 August 1960) was an Irish international rugby union player.

Born in Belfast, Gotto was a maternal grandson of Conservative member of parliament Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet. He attended Campbell College and Uppingham School. A rugby player in his youth, Gotto was a three-quarter with North of Ireland and gained an Ireland cap against the touring 1906–07 Springboks.[1]

Gotto was twice mentioned in dispatches serving with the Royal Army Service Corps during World War I and in 1919 was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Military Division.[1]

A timber merchant, Gotto served as a commissioner for the Belfast Harbour Board and became deputy lieutenant for Belfast in 1947. He was further honoured in 1952 with a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).[2][1]

Gotto was the father of Ireland Davis Cup tennis player Robert Vivian Gotto.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d "Chairman of Belfast Company". Belfast Telegraph. 5 August 1960.
  2. ^ "Honour board tribute to Mr. R. P. C. Gotto". Belfast Telegraph. 8 August 1960.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertie_Gotto
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