Lionel Ollington Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lionel Vivian Ollington . Find a Grave.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 678.
  3. News: The odds have finally beaten illegal two-up king Lionel "Nappy" Ollington, who died on Friday after a long battle with cancer.. 12 June 2015. The Herald Sun. 23 May 2014.
  4. https://www.flemington.com.au/social-news/2019-04-12/two-up-at-flemington Flemington Racetrack Newsletter:April 12th, 2019:Two up at Flemington Racetrack