Leonard Wallace Gibb (8 October 1888 – 10 September 1967) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Leonard Wallace Gibb | ||
Date of birth | (1888-10-08)8 October 1888 | ||
Place of birth | Hawthorn, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 September 1967(1967-09-10) (aged 78) | ||
Place of death | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Hawthorn (VMFL) | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1912 | Collingwood | 09 0(1) | |
1914 | Richmond | 01 0(0) | |
1914–21 | Hawthorn (VFA) | 36 (25) | |
1923 | Williamstown (VFA) | 08 0(3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Gibb started out as a Hawthorn player when that club was still a member of the Amateur competition. He played nine games with Collingwood before transferring to Richmond where he had the solitary game. After World War I, Gibb was appointed captain of Hawthorn (by this time in the VFA), and proceeded to be the club leading goalkicker for the 1919 season.
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