Fred Le Deux

Fred Le Deux
Personal information
Full name Frederick Le Deux
Date of birth (1934-12-04) 4 December 1934
Original team(s) Nagambie
Height / weight 188 cm / 89 kg
Position(s) Follower / Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1956–1958 Geelong 18 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.

Frederick "Fred" Le Deux (born 4 December 1934) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He is the grandfather of Tom Hawkins.

Biography

Le Deux grew up in Nagambie and attended Assumption College, after which he went to Bendigo to study teaching.[2][3] While a student at Bendigo Teacher's Training College, Le Deux played for the Sandhurst Football Club.[2][4] He then moved to Ocean Grove to take up a teaching position and in 1956 joined Geelong.[5]

A follower and defender, Le Deux made 18 appearances for Geelong over three seasons, from 1956 to 1958[6] He was troubled by a back injury in 1958, which kept him out of the entire 1959 VFL season.[7][8]

In 1960 he joined Victorian Football Association club Mordialloc, as he had transferred to a local technical school.[8]

Le Deux's daughter Jennifer was married to former Geelong player Jack Hawkins. Jennifer died in 2015.[9] Their son, Tom Hawkins, currently plays for Geelong.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  2. 1 2 3 Anderson, Jon (12 April 2007). "Tom Cat has right pedigree". The Australian. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ ""Inducement" Offered To Nagabie Player.". Riverine Herald. Echuca, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 28 March 1953. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bendigo gets V.F.L. stars.". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 1 May 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Recruit in Key Post For Geelong.". The Argus. Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia. 29 June 1956. p. 23. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "AFL Tables - Fred Le Deux - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cats' Rover May Return". The Age. 23 July 1958. p. 17. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 Davis, Trevor. "Mordialloc at Last Gets Geelong Player". The Age. 20 April 1960. p. 21. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  9. ↑ Naughtin, Paddy (20 April 2015). "Geelong Cats mourn the death of Jennifer Hawkins". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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