Leo Murphy

Australian rules footballer
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustralian rules footballer
PlacesAustralia
wasAthlete Football player Australian-rules footballer
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth7 August 1909
Death5 April 1999 (aged 89 years)
The details

Biography

Leo Murphy (7 August 1909 – 5 April 1999) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1930s. He was the father of Fitzroy great John Murphy, and grandfather of Carlton's Marc Murphy; the trio is the only father-son-grandson combination in VFL/AFL history to have each played 100 games.
Murphy was a defender and played originally on the half back flanks and the back pocket before moving to fullback. He won Hawthorn's 'Best and Fairest' award in 1936 and 1937, the first player from the club to go back to back.

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