Ted Leehane

Ted Leehane
Personal information
Date of birth (1923-06-02)2 June 1923
Date of death 18 November 2014(2014-11-18) (aged 91)[1]
Original team(s) East Brunswick
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1942–1950 Essendon 83 (140)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1950.
Career highlights
  • Essendon premiership player: 1942, 1949 & 1950
  • Essendon best and fairest runner-up: 1946

Ted Leehane (2 June 1923 – 18 November 2014) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

He was a member of the great Essendon premiership teams in 1942, 1949 and 1950, and is one of the few living members of the teams.

Leehane captain-coached Mansfield from 1951 to 1956.

References

  1. ↑ "Club mourns passing of Ted Leehane". Essedon Football Club. Retrieved 26 February 2015.


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