Leo Murphy

Leo Francis Murphy
Leo Francis Murphy
Personal information
Date of birth	7 August 1909
Place of birth	Heidelberg, Victoria
Date of death	5 April 1999 (aged 89)
Original team(s)	Heidelberg (DVFL)
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1930–1940	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940.
Career highlights
	2× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1936, 1937;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo Francis 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.^[1]

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.

Honours and achievements[]

Individual

2× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1936, 1937
Hawthorn life member

References[]

^ Tony De Bolfo 100 Club is Murphy's lore Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 18 August 2010

External links[]

Leo Murphy's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] Tony De Bolfo 100 Club is Murphy's lore Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 18 August 2010

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