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Australian rules footballer
| Leon Rice | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (1951-08-23) 23 August 1951 (age 73) | ||
| Original team(s) | Drouin | ||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1970–1979 | Hawthorn | 133 (26) | |
| 1981-1982 | Camberwell Football Club | 12 (9) | |
| Total | 145 (35) | ||
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leon Rice (born 23 August 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1970s.
Football career
When Rice was 14 he won the Warragul District Junior FL best and fairest in 1965. Rice was recruited to Hawthorn from Drouin when the VFL had zoning areas in 1970. A wingman, Rice was a premiership player with Hawthorn in 1971 and was a reserve in their 1976 flag win.
He left Hawthorn and accepted the Captain-coach position at the Camberwell Football Club. The club won 1981 VFA second division premiership.
After he retired as a player Rice joined the Hawthorn Football Club board.
Honours and achievements
Hawthorn
- 2× VFL premiership player: 1971, 1976
- 2× Minor premiership: 1971, 1975
Individual
- Hawthorn life member
External links
- Leon Rice's playing statistics from AFL Tables
| Hawthorn Football Club 1971 VFL premiers | |
|---|---|
| Hawthorn 12.10 (82) defeated St Kilda 11.9 (75), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Coach: Kennedy |
| Hawthorn Football Club 1976 VFL premiers | |
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| Hawthorn 13.22 (100) defeated North Melbourne 10.10 (70), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
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| Coach: Kennedy |
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- Hawthorn Football Club premiership players
- Hawthorn Football Club administrators
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- VFL/AFL premiership players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
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