Lionel Ollington | |
Fullname: | Lionel Vivian Ollington |
Birth Date: | 19 December 1927 |
Birth Place: | Smithton, Tasmania[1] |
Originalteam: | Montague Rovers |
Height: | 173 cm |
Weight: | 64 kg |
Statsend: | 1953 |
Years1: | 1953 |
Games Goals1: | 5 (3) |
Lionel Vivian "Nappy" Ollington (19 December 1927 – 23 May 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
He was later known as an organizer and promoter of the traditional Australian gambling game Two-up. He was operating outside the law for two decades but eventually permitted to hold legal games annually on Anzac Day.[3] The traditional Anzac Day two up games at Flemington Racetrack are being continued by Lionel Ollington's son.[4]