Leo Turner

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Leo Turner
Personal information
Date of birth 15 May 1928
Date of death 17 December 1997(1997-12-17) (aged 69)
Original team(s) Belmont
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1947–1954 Geelong 130 (30)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leo Turner (15 May 1928 – 17 December 1997)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was named in 2001 as a wingman in the club's official 'Team of the Century' with his son Michael named in the same position.

Turner was a left footer and had made his debut with Geelong in 1947. He was a member of their back-to-back premiership sides in 1951 and 1952 and represented Victoria 13 times in interstate football.

References

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  1. ^ "Leo Turner – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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