Les Husband

Lindsay David "Les" Husband (12 July 1898 – 11 March 1970) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Les Husband
Personal information
Full name Lindsay David Husband
Date of birth (1898-07-12)12 July 1898
Place of birth Richmond, Victoria
Date of death 11 March 1970(1970-03-11) (aged 71)
Place of death Prahran, Victoria
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Ruck, Half-back
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1923–24 Carlton 14 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1924.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Les Husband was born in Richmond, Victoria on 12 July 1898.[2]

Career

Carlton Blues career: 1923-1924

Under captain coach, Horrie Clover, Les would join the Carlton Blues for his first senior match at 24 years old as a ruck. The game would take place on 7 July 1923 against the Geelong Cats in round 9 of the season.[2]

Ice Hockey

Les Husband played ice hockey for the Brighton Ice Hockey Club in the 1924 season of the Victorian Ice Hockey Association, he played Right Wing.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 399. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. "Les Husband". Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. "Ice Hockey". Sporting Globe. 25 June 1924. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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