Leo Hillis
| Leo Hillis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leo Kelvin Hillis | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Thomastown, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 31 October 2007 (aged 87) | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1939, 1944 | Footscray | 5 (0) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leo Kelvin Hillis (12 January 1920 – 31 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]
After his football career, Hillis enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy, initially serving as a radio electrician on a range of ships and rising through the ranks to the level of a RAN Commander at the point of his discharge in March 1970.[2]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 395. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ Cullen, Barbara (2015). Harder than football : league players at war. Richmond, Victoria: Slattery Media Group. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-992379-14-8.
External links
[edit]- Leo Hillis's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Leo Hillis at AustralianFootball.com