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Australian rules footballer, born 1906

Australian rules footballer
Ken Leahy
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

  1. "Australian Football — Ken Leahy — Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  2. The West Australian,"Schoolboy Footballers", 22 August 1939, p. 13
  3. Western Argus,"Goldfield Football Association", 12 May 1925, p. 32
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  5. "AFL Tables: Ken Leahy". afltables.com.

External links

Geelong Football Club 1925 VFL premiers
Geelong 10.19 (79) defeated Collingwood 9.15 (69), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Coach: Rankin


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