Ken Leahy

Ken Leahy
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Augustine Leahy
Date of birth	22 September 1906
Place of birth	Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Date of death	27 January 1985(1985-01-27) (aged 78)
Place of death	Greensborough, Victoria
Original team(s)	West Perth
Height	174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1925–1927	Geelong	29 (4)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Kenneth Augustine Leahy (22 September 1906 — 27 January 1985)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Leahy, a Western Australian, started his career with West Perth but was at Goldfields club Kalgoorlie Railways when cleared to Geelong in 1925.^[2][3] He was on a half back flank in Geelong's 1925 premiership team.^[4][5]

References

1. "Australian Football — Ken Leahy — Player Bio". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
2. The West Australian,"Schoolboy Footballers", 22 August 1939, p. 13
3. Western Argus,"Goldfield Football Association", 12 May 1925, p. 32
4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
5. "AFL Tables: Ken Leahy". afltables.com.

External links

• Ken Leahy's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Ken Leahy at AustralianFootball.com