Australian rules footballer
Ken Leahy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Kenneth Augustine Leahy | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1906 | ||
Place of birth | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia | ||
Date of death | 27 January 1985(1985-01-27) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Greensborough, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | West Perth | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
Playing career | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1925–1927 | Geelong | 29 (4) | |
Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Kenneth Augustine Leahy (22 September 1906 — 27 January 1985) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Leahy, a Western Australian, started his career with West Perth but was at Goldfields club Kalgoorlie Railways when cleared to Geelong in 1925. He was on a half back flank in Geelong's 1925 premiership team.
References
- "Australian Football — Ken Leahy — Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
- The West Australian,"Schoolboy Footballers", 22 August 1939, p. 13
- Western Argus,"Goldfield Football Association", 12 May 1925, p. 32
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- "AFL Tables: Ken Leahy". afltables.com.
External links
- Ken Leahy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ken Leahy at AustralianFootball.com
Geelong Football Club 1925 VFL premiers | |
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Geelong 10.19 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.15 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
Coach: Rankin |
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- 1906 births
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Geelong Football Club players
- Geelong Football Club premiership players
- West Perth Football Club players
- Kalgoorlie Railways Football Club players
- 1985 deaths
- VFL/AFL premiership players
- Sportspeople from Kalgoorlie
- Australian rules biography, 1906 birth stubs