Ian Lee

Best recognized for his exploits on the cricket pitch rather than the football field, Ian Lee was a talented dual sportsman who made a brief cameo for South Melbourne during the club's golden era. A prolific left-handed batsman who represented Victoria at first-class level, Lee managed to break into a formidable South Melbourne lineup that would go on to contest the 1934 Grand Final. He debuted as a 20-year-old against Hawthorn in Round 5 and played his only other match the following week against Richmond, finding it difficult to secure a permanent place in a team famously dubbed the "Foreign Legion" due to its aggressive recruiting of interstate stars. Standing 177cm with a slight build, his football legacy remains a footnote to a distinguished cricket career that saw him score centuries against touring English sides and play over 50 first-class matches.