Norm McLeod (Australian footballer) explained

Norm McLeod
Fullname:Norman Robert McLeod
Birth Date:13 April 1879
Birth Place:Ballarat, Victoria
Death Place:Cohuna, Victoria
Originalteam:Scotch College
Guernsey:0
Statsend:1898
Years1:1897–98
Games Goals1:18 (0)

Norman Robert McLeod (13 April 1879 – 3 April 1913) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

McLeod, a defender, joined Melbourne from Scotch College at the start of the 1897 VFL season[2] and played in 14 of the 17 senior games that season. The following year he made four appearances before being dropped from the team and he did not play senior football again.

He died in April 1913 after being accidentally shot in the head shortly after being appointed as manager of the Union Bank branch in Cohuna.[3]

Notes and References

  1. 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 . 594.
  2. News: THE LEAGUE CLUBS. . The Argus . 15,860 . Victoria, Australia . 1 May 1897 . 11.
  3. News: BANK TRAGEDY. . The Argus . 20,743 . Victoria, Australia . 16 January 1913 . 14.