Johnny Leonard
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John James Leonard was a player and coach of Australian rules football in the West Australian Football League and the Victorian Football League in the period 1922 to 1946.
Johnny Leonard training, c. 1926
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996, the centenary year of the Australian Football League, to recognise people who have made significant contributions to Australian rules foot
Johnny Leonard
…reins at South Melbourne, but his business in a football-making factory took up all of his time and he could not accept. Leonard was inducted to the Australian Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1996 – one year after his death. Leonard was a highly respected Perth businessman following his football career. In April 1946, he played…
Until 2021, Barrie Robran was the only Legend who had not played club football in Victoria, a circumstance cited in criticism of the Hall of Fame's historical Victorian emphasis.
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