Les Reeves Explained

Les Reeves
Fullname:Leslie Charles Reeves
Birth Date:22 June 1923
Birth Place:Coburg, Victoria
Death Place:Preston, Victoria
Originalteam:Wesley College, Melbourne
Height:179 cm
Weight:83 kg
Statsend:1953
Years1:1946–1953
Club1:North Melbourne
Games Goals1:116 (8)

Leslie Charles Reeves (22 June 1923 – 23 June 1967)[1] was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).

Reeves was the nephew of Ray Niven and Colin Niven.[2]

Prior to playing VFL football, Reeves served in the Australian Army during World War II.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Les Reeves - Player Bio. Australian Football. 21 November 2014.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22898331 Taylor, Percy, "League Footballers of 1950 — Half-Back Flankers", The Argus, (Saturday, 1 July 1950), p.12.
  3. Web site: World War II Roll: REEVES, Leslie Charles . Department of Veterans Affairs.