| Fred Le Deux | |
| Fullname: | Frederick David Le Deux |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1934 |
| Birth Place: | Nagambie, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Nagambie |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 89 kg |
| Position: | Follower / defender |
| Statsend: | 1958 |
| Years1: | 1956–1958 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 18 (0) |
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.
Le Deux grew up in Nagambie and attended Assumption College, after which he went to Bendigo to study teaching.[2] [3]
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]
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]