Fred Le Deux | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Frederick David Le Deux | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Nagambie, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | Nagambie | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 89 kg (196 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Follower / defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1956–1958 | Geelong | 18 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Frederick David Le Deux (born 4 December 1934) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] He is the grandfather of Tom Hawkins.
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 Teachers' 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]