Leo W. Morgan
Appearance
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![]() Morgan in 1938 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Leopold William Stanley Morgan | ||
Date of birth | 3 May 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 31 March 1995 | (aged 81)||
Original team(s) | Abbotsford | ||
Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Wingman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1933–1941 | Collingwood | 82 (7) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1941. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Leopold William Stanley Morgan (3 May 1913 – 31 March 1995)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1930s and early 1940s.
He made his Collingwood debut in round 14, 1933. He played 82 CFC games with a total of 7 CFC goals.[2]
Small and pacy, Morgan was recruited to Collingwood from Abbotsford. He was a wingman in Collingwood's 1935 and 1936 premiership sides as well as in the losing 1938 Grand Final team.
Morgan later served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Leo W Morgan". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Leo Morgan".
- ^ "World War II Roll: Leo William Morgan". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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