| Kevin Longbottom | |
| Fullname: | Kevin James Longbottom |
| Birth Date: | 23 December 1940 |
| Birth Place: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Death Place: | La Perouse, New South Wales, Australia |
| Height: | 185cm (73inches) |
| Weight: | 99kg (218lb) |
| Club1: | South Sydney |
| Year1start: | 1961 |
| Year1end: | 69 |
| Appearances1: | 105 |
| Tries1: | 27 |
| Goals1: | 134 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 349 |
| Source: | [1] |
| New: | yes |
Kevin Longbottom (23 December 1940 – 13 January 1986) was an Aboriginal Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s. Longbottom was known by the nickname "Lummy" and was renowned for his long-range goal kicking,[2] sometimes even kicking goals from further than the halfway line.[3] A large, barrel-chested man, he won a premiership with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1967, and played on the 1965 team that were runners up.[4] He played Fullback for most of his career.
Longbottom initially forced his way into first grade when full-back Darrel Chapman became injured.[5] He kicked a conversion in South Sydney's win over Canterbury in the 1967 Grand final that should have resulted in a 14–10 win.[6] His three long range penalty goals in the 1965 Grand Final are still regarded as possibly the longest kicks ever attempted at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[7]
Longbottom was a fine golfer, but is better remembered as a famous caddie to many professional golfers including Bruce Devlin, Bob Shearer and American Tommy Bolt.[8]
Longbottom died from chronic liver disease in 1986 at the age of 45.