Len Dockett
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Sydney Dockett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Len, Lenny | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Carlton, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2008 (aged 87) | ||
| Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Mordialloc | ||
| Height / weight | 175 cm / 73 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, half forward | ||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leonard Sydney 'Len' Dockett (5 March 1920 – 1 January 2008) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, and he also played cricket for the VCA Colts cricket team in the 1938-39 and 1939-40 season, making 22 runs while there, and for Richmond in the 1938-39 and 1955-56 season, with a total of 121 runs. [1] In December 2007, he was awarded a life membership to the Melbourne Football Club.
Dockett was a sergeant in the 14/32 battalion Australian Imperial Force during World War II and served in Papua New Guinea.[2] He died on 1 January 2008, in Melbourne, Victoria.[2]
References
- ^ Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2011-12
- ^ a b "Len Dockett dies, 87". Melbourne Herald Sun. 5 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
External links
- Len Dockett's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Len Dockett at AustralianFootball.com
- History of the Richmond Cricket Club at Cricket Victoria
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- Melbourne Football Club players
- Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal winners
- Mordialloc Football Club players
- Australian military personnel of World War II
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Richmond cricketers
- Sportspeople from Melbourne
- 1920 births
- 2008 deaths
- Australian rules biography, 1920s birth stubs