Leo Murphy (Australian footballer) explained

Leo Francis Murphy
Birth Date:7 August 1909
Birth Place:Heidelberg, Victoria
Originalteam:Heidelberg (DVFL)
Height:185 cm
Weight:85 kg
Statsend:1940
Years1:1930–1940
Club1:Hawthorn
Games Goals1:132 (22)
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Leo Francis Murphy (7 August 1909  - 5 April 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1930s. He was the father of Fitzroy great John Murphy, and grandfather of Carlton's Marc Murphy; the trio was the first father-son-grandson combination in VFL/AFL history to have each played 100 games.[1]

Murphy was a defender and played originally on the half back flank and the back pocket before moving to fullback. He won Hawthorn's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1936 and 1937, the first player from the club to go back to back.

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Notes and References

  1. Tony De Bolfo 100 Club is Murphy's lore, Retrieved 18 August 2010