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Les Gregory
Personal information
Full name Leslie George Gregory
Date of birth (1915-06-13)13 June 1915
Place of birth Howlong, New South Wales
Date of death 29 May 1999(1999-05-29) (aged 83)
Original team(s) Howlong, Albury
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79.5 kg (175 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1944–45 Carlton 2 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1945.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie George Gregory[1][dead link] (13 June 1915 – 29 May 1999)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[3]

Prior to World War Two in 1937, Gregory was approached a Melbourne based VFL club.[4]

He was a member of the Air Force, and played for many different clubs as he was posted to different areas before playing with Carlton in the VFL. Reaching the rank of Warrant Officer, he was discharged in October 1945.

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Leslie George recordsearch.naa.gov.au
  2. ^ "Les Gregory - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 325. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
  4. ^ "1937 - Football Jottings". The Corowa Free Press (NSW : 1875 - 1954). 4 June 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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