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Ken Leahy

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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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1925–1927 Geelong 29 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth Augustine Leahy (22 September 1906 — 27 January 1985)[1] 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.[2][3] He was on a half back flank in Geelong's 1925 premiership team.[4][5]

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.