Leslie Francis Flintoff (5 October 1930 – 7 February 2019) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
| Les Flintoff | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Les Flintoff | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1930 | ||
| Date of death | 7 February 2019 (aged 88) | ||
| Place of death | Mornington, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Warburton | ||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1950–52 | Richmond | 17 (4) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
In 1954, Flintoff was captain-coach of Ganmain that lost the South West Football League (New South Wales) grand final to Ariah Park Mirrool.[2]
He was the father of Olympic hurdler Debbie Flintoff-King.[3]
In 1987 he was an unsuccessful candidate on the National Party's Victorian Senate ticket.[4]
Notes edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1954 - Ariah Park win grand final". The Murrumbidgee Irrigator (Leeton, NSW). 28 September 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
- ^ Bartlett, Rhett (11 February 2019). "Flintoff's top Tiger legacy". Richmond Football Club.
- ^ Scott, Keith (17 June 1987). "Victorian Nationals look at Qld 25pc flat-tax plan". The Canberra Times.
External links edit
- Les Flintoff's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Flintoff at AustralianFootball.com