John Leahy (footballer)
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John Patrick Leahy was an Australian rules footballer who played two games for Melbourne
during the 1961 season
of the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
, Victoria
to Alfred Ernest Leahy and Kathleen Leahy (née Gehrig) on 7 March 1941. He was one of four brothers, two of which also played for Melbourne during the 1960s – Brian
played in the 1960 Melbourne Premiership team while Terry
won Melbourne's best and fairest
in 1966.
and the Round 13 loss to Hawthorn
.
John Leahy died in North Melbourne
on 23 November 1980. He was cremated three days later.
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
during the 1961 season
1961 VFL season
Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1961.-Premiership season:In 1961, the VFL competition consisted of twelve teams of 18 on-the-field players each, plus two substitute players, known as the 19th man and the 20th man...
of the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Early life
John Leahy was born in GeelongGeelong, Victoria
Geelong is a port city located on Corio Bay and the Barwon River, in the state of Victoria, Australia, south-west of the state capital; Melbourne. It is the second most populated city in Victoria and the fifth most populated non-capital city in Australia...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
to Alfred Ernest Leahy and Kathleen Leahy (née Gehrig) on 7 March 1941. He was one of four brothers, two of which also played for Melbourne during the 1960s – Brian
Brian Leahy
Brian Peter 'Wrecker' Leahy was an Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the early 1960s. His brothers John and Terry also played for Melbourne....
played in the 1960 Melbourne Premiership team while Terry
Terry Leahy (footballer)
Terry Leahy is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in the VFL. His brothers John and Brian also played with Melbourne.-Australian rules football career:...
won Melbourne's best and fairest
Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal
The Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Memorial Trophy is awarded to the Melbourne Football Club player judged Best and Fairest for the season.It is named in honor of Keith 'Bluey' Truscott, a former dual premiership player and World War II fighter ace killed in 1943....
in 1966.
Football career
Leahy joined his brother Brian at Melbourne in 1961, wearing the number 30 guernsey. He played two games – The Round 12 draw with FitzroyFitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
and the Round 13 loss to Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
.
Later life
At age 22 John married Nancy Faye Arthur and later had two children – Philip and Rodney.John Leahy died in North Melbourne
North Melbourne, Victoria
North Melbourne is a large inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. It is bounded by the CityLink freeway to the west, Victoria Street to the south, O'Connell and Peel Streets to the east and Flemington Road to the north. Its...
on 23 November 1980. He was cremated three days later.