Fred Le Deux

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Fred Le Deux
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Full name Frederick David Le Deux
Date of birth (1934-12-04) 4 December 1934 (age 89)
Place of birth Nagambie, Victoria
Original team(s) Nagambie
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s) Follower / defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1956–1958 Geelong 18 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Frederick David Le Deux (born 4 December 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] He is the grandfather of Tom Hawkins.

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Early life

Le Deux grew up in Nagambie and attended Assumption College, after which he went to Bendigo to study teaching. [2] [3]

Football

While a student at Bendigo Teachers' Training College, Le Deux played for the Sandhurst Football Club. [2] [4] He then moved to Ocean Grove to take up a teaching position and in 1956 joined Geelong. [5]

A follower and defender, Le Deux made 18 appearances for Geelong over three seasons, from 1956 to 1958 [6] He was troubled by a back injury in 1958, which kept him out of the entire 1959 VFL season. [7] [8]

In 1960 he joined Victorian Football Association club Mordialloc, as he had transferred to a local technical school. [8]

Family

Le Deux's daughter Jennifer was married to former Geelong player Jack Hawkins. Jennifer died in 2015. [9] Their son, Tom Hawkins, currently plays for Geelong. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 Anderson, Jon (12 April 2007). "Tom Cat has right pedigree". The Australian . Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ ""Inducement" Offered To Nagabie Player". Riverine Herald . Echuca, Vic. 28 March 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Bendigo gets V.F.L. stars". The Argus . Melbourne. 1 May 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 20 September 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Recruit in Key Post For Geelong". The Argus . Melbourne. 29 June 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 20 September 2015– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "AFL Tables – Fred Le Deux – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cats' Rover May Return". The Age . 23 July 1958. p. 17. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 Davis, Trevor. "Mordialloc at Last Gets Geelong Player". The Age . 20 April 1960. p. 21. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Naughtin, Paddy (20 April 2015). "Geelong Cats mourn the death of Jennifer Hawkins". Geelong Advertiser . Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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