John Leahy was born in Geelong, Victoria to Alfred Ernest Leahy and Kathleen Leahy (née Gehrig)[2] on 7 March 1941.[1] He was one of four brothers, two of which also played for Melbourne during the 1960s – Brian played in the 1960 Melbourne Premiership team while Terry won Melbourne's best and fairest in 1966.
Football careeredit
Leahy joined his brother Brian at Melbourne in 1961, wearing the number 30 guernsey. He played two games – The Round 12 draw with Fitzroy and the Round 13 loss to Hawthorn.[1]
Later lifeedit
At age 21 John married Nancy Faye Arthur and later had two children – Philip and Rodney.[2]
John Leahy died in North Melbourne on 22 November 1981. He was cremated three days later.[2]
john, leahy, footballer, john, patrick, leahy, march, 1941, november, 1980, australian, rules, footballer, played, games, melbourne, during, 1961, season, victorian, football, league, john, leahypersonal, informationfull, namejohn, leahydate, birth, 1941, marc. John Patrick Leahy 7 March 1941 23 November 1980 was an Australian rules footballer who played two games for Melbourne during the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League VFL 1 John LeahyPersonal informationFull nameJohn LeahyDate of birth 1941 03 07 7 March 1941Place of birthGeelong VictoriaDate of death23 November 1980 1980 11 23 aged 39 Place of deathNorth Melbourne VictoriaOriginal team s North AlburyHeight188 cm 6 ft 2 in Weight79 kg 174 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1961Melbourne2 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960 Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 Early life 2 Football career 3 Later life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life editJohn Leahy was born in Geelong Victoria to Alfred Ernest Leahy and Kathleen Leahy nee Gehrig 2 on 7 March 1941 1 He was one of four brothers two of which also played for Melbourne during the 1960s Brian played in the 1960 Melbourne Premiership team while Terry won Melbourne s best and fairest in 1966 Football career editLeahy joined his brother Brian at Melbourne in 1961 wearing the number 30 guernsey He played two games The Round 12 draw with Fitzroy and the Round 13 loss to Hawthorn 1 Later life editAt age 21 John married Nancy Faye Arthur and later had two children Philip and Rodney 2 John Leahy died in North Melbourne on 22 November 1981 He was cremated three days later 2 See also editList of Australian rules football familiesReferences edit a b c AFL Tables John Leahy Statistics a b c Victorian Death Certificate 27629 1980External links editJohn Leahy s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Leahy footballer amp oldid 1153578484, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
