Laurie Morgan
Fitzroy
AFL career
34 games14 goals
- Debut
- R1 1937 v STK24 Apr 1937
- Most recent
- R16 1939 v COL12 Aug 1939
Stats
Bio
While best known as the only VFL player to win an Olympic gold medal, Laurie Morgan was a formidable athlete whose three seasons at Fitzroy were just one facet of an incredible sporting life. Recruited from Yea in country Victoria, the rugged ruckman brought the combativeness of a heavyweight boxing champion to the Maroons' engine room, playing with a physicality that commanded respect during his 34 games in the late 1930s. He eventually traded the Sherrin for the saddle, embarking on an equestrian career that culminated in a historic double-gold performance at the 1960 Rome Olympics at the age of 45. Morgan holds a unique place in sporting folklore, revered as a distinctively talented all-rounder who successfully transitioned from the muddy rucks of the VFL to the podium of the Olympic Games.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Feb 1915
- Died
- 15 Aug 1997 (aged 82y 191d)
- Birthplace
- Bundoora, VIC
- Deathplace
- Castlemaine, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 84 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionWhile best known as the only VFL player to win an Olympic gold medal, Laurie Morgan was a formidable athlete whose three seasons at Fitzroy were just one facet of an incredible sporting life. Recruited from Yea in country Victoria, the rugged ruckman brought the combativeness of a heavyweight boxing champion to the Maroons' engine room, playing with a physicality that commanded respect during his 34 games in the late 1930s. He eventually traded the Sherrin for the saddle, embarking on an equestrian career that culminated in a historic double-gold performance at the 1960 Rome Olympics at the age of 45. Morgan holds a unique place in sporting folklore, revered as a distinctively talented all-rounder who successfully transitioned from the muddy rucks of the VFL to the podium of the Olympic Games.