Leo Connors
Hawthorn
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R5 1942 v COL6 June 1942
- Most recent
- R12 1942 v NTH25 July 1942
Stats
Bio
Recruited from St Pat's, Leo Connors arrived at Glenferrie Oval during one of the most tumultuous periods in league history. Standing at 185cm, he possessed the physical dimensions of a key position player for the 1940s, a valuable asset for a Hawthorn side struggling to fill its list amid the Second World War. He managed just two senior appearances in the 1942 season before his football journey was abruptly curtailed by global events. Like many young men of his generation, Connors swapped the guernsey for a uniform, serving in both the Army and the RAAF, a commitment that ultimately took precedence over a budding VFL career.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Sept 1918
- Died
- 08 Jan 1990 (aged 71y 129d)
- Birthplace
- Tallangatta, VIC
- Deathplace
- Richmond, VIC
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 79 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from St Pat's, Leo Connors arrived at Glenferrie Oval during one of the most tumultuous periods in league history. Standing at 185cm, he possessed the physical dimensions of a key position player for the 1940s, a valuable asset for a Hawthorn side struggling to fill its list amid the Second World War. He managed just two senior appearances in the 1942 season before his football journey was abruptly curtailed by global events. Like many young men of his generation, Connors swapped the guernsey for a uniform, serving in both the Army and the RAAF, a commitment that ultimately took precedence over a budding VFL career.