Leo Murphy (Australian footballer)
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Leo Francis Murphy | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 7 August 1909 | ||
Place of birth | Heidelberg, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 5 April 1999 | (aged 89)||
Original team(s) | Heidelberg (DVFL) | ||
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1930–1940 | Hawthorn | 132 (22) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leo Francis Murphy (7 August 1909 – 5 April 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1930s. He was the father of Fitzroy great John Murphy, and grandfather of Carlton's Marc Murphy; the trio was the first father-son-grandson combination in VFL/AFL history to have each played 100 games.[1]
Murphy was a defender and played originally on the half back flank and the back pocket before moving to fullback. He won Hawthorn's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1936 and 1937, the first player from the club to go back to back.
Honours and achievements
Individual
- 2× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1936, 1937
- Hawthorn life member
References
- ^ Tony De Bolfo 100 Club is Murphy's lore Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 18 August 2010
External links
- Leo Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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