Leo Little
Australian rules footballer
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Leopold Paul Little (22 February 1892 – 19 November 1956) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and University in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Bacchus Marsh
Mercy Hospital, East Melbourne
| Leo Little | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leopold Paul Little | ||
| Born |
22 February 1892 Bacchus Marsh | ||
| Died |
19 November 1956 (aged 64) Mercy Hospital, East Melbourne | ||
| Original team | Port Melbourne | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1912–13 | University | 34 (20) | |
| 1919–20 | Melbourne | 12 (4) | |
| Total | 46 (24) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of David Armstrong Little (1864-1926),[2] and Annie Mary Little (1856-1944), née Hanigan,[3] Leopold Paul Little was born at Bacchus Marsh on 22 February 1892.
He married Doris Speck (1899-1984) in 1920.[4]
Education
He was attended St Patrick's College, Ballarat as a boarder from 1906 to 1910;[5][6] and, in January 1910, it was announced that (as "Leopold Francis Paul Little", No.1812) he had passed the Junior Public Examination.[7]
In January 1910 he sat for the Commonwealth Public Service Examination for Appointment as a Clerk, Class 5, and (as "Leopold Francis Paul Little") was 18th of all the 600 candidates.[8][9][10]
Football
He played for University in 1912 and 1913. In 1914, as a member of the Commonwealth Public Service, he moved to Canberra.
On 17 October 1914,
- "L.P. Little, late of Melbourne University, and of football fame, won the 120 yards hurdle, the high jump, and the 440 yards championship of the territory (open to all comers)".[12]
He was not linked with the Melbourne Football Club until 1919 (on his return to Australia from active service)[13]
Military service
He enlisted in the First AIF, as "Leo Paul Little", on 8 January 1916.
He played for the (winning) Third Australian national Divisional team in the famous "Pioneer Exhibition Game" of Australian Rules football, held in London, in October 1916. A news film was taken at the match.[14][15]
He was wounded in action in 1917.[16]
Death
He died on 19 November 1956 at the Mercy Hospital, in East Melbourne.[17][18]
