Gus Young (footballer)
Gus Young | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leo Young | ||
Date of birth | 18 May 1915 | ||
Place of birth | Heyfield, Victoria[1] | ||
Date of death | 29 May 1941 26)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | at sea, Middle East | ||
Original team(s) | Maffra | ||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1939–40 | Hawthorn | 10 (5) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leo "Gus" Young (18 May 1915 – 29 May 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League. Rated as a top forward early in his career, Young was killed in action in World War II.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "World War Two Nominal Roll". Government of Australia. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour: Leo Young". Australian War Memorial. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ↑ "ROLL OF HONOR OF THE AUSTRALIAN MILITARY FORCES". The Age (26, 880). Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1941. p. 10.
- Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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