Les Hughes

Leslie Horace "Flapper" Hughes (18 April 1884 – 27 September 1962)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fullname Leslie Horace Hughes

Nicknames Flapper, Lofty

Born 18 April 1884
Northcote, Victoria

Died 27 September 1962(1962-09-27) (aged 78)
Parkville, Victoria

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Les "Flapper" Hughes
Hughes in 1910
Personal information
Full name	Leslie Horace Hughes
Nicknames	Flapper, Lofty
Born	18 April 1884 Northcote, Victoria
Died	27 September 1962(1962-09-27) (aged 78) Parkville, Victoria
Original team	Collingwood Trades
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position	Ruck/Forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1908–1922	Collingwood	225 (175)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Career highlights
VFL/AFL Australian Football League Life Member Collingwood 3x VFL premiership player: 1910, 1917, 1919 2× Gordon Coventry Trophy - Leading Goal Kicker: 1912, 1913 Collingwood Football Club Most Consistent Player: 1912 Collingwood Football Club Life Member: 1919 Collingwood Football Club Hall of Fame: 2009 Representative Victorian (VFL) Captain: 1919
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Hughes is said to be Melbourne's first AFL/VFL football celebrity publican (TBC). In 1927, Hughes was the owner and Licensee of the Royal Derby Hotel in Fitzroy. He rebranded the hotel as the 'Les Hughes Royal Derby Hotel' whilst he was the publican. Following his time at the Royal Derby, Hughes was later the Publican at the Aberdeen Hotel in Fitzroy North, and the Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood.