Les Johns
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| Full name | Leslie Howard Johns | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 July 1942 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Leslie Howard Johns (born 1942 in Newcastle, New South Wales) is a former Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Les Johns, of Welsh descent, started his career at Newcastle's Souths club.
He then played nine seasons for the Canterbury-Bankstown club between 1963 and 1971. He scored 14 tries and 233 goals and 19 field goals for Canterbury-Bankstown during his career.
He has been named among the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.[3] He was a fullback and on his day could for his attacking and defensive skills in the game.
He was forced to retire from rugby league in 1971 due to chronic knee injuries.