Len White (Australian footballer)
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| Len White | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leonard Joseph White | ||
| Date of birth | 26 August 1922 | ||
| Place of birth | Camperdown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 August 2010 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Camperdown, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Camperdown | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Half back | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1947–1948 | Geelong | 32 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1948. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leonard Joseph White (26 August 1922 – 29 August 2010)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Born in Camperdown, White was one of eleven born to Eugene and Ellen White (née Nolan). White started his senior career at the Camperdown Football Club, in the Hampden Football League.[2][3] One of four brothers in the Camperdown team, White won the club's best and fairest award in 1946, as a full-back.[4]
Geelong
White was used mostly as a half back by Geelong, which he joined in 1947.[5]
In his debut season he made 17 appearances and was described by Jim Blake of the Sporting Globe as one of the "best recruits" that season.[6] At the end of the season he won Geelong's award for the "best first year player".[7] It was noted in The Argus that there was confusion at the Brownlow Medal count that year when a vote was awarded to "White, Geelong", which could also have been for his teammate Lindsay White.[8]
He played 15 league games in 1948, his second and final season in the VFL.[9]