Full name Leslie M. Smith Years Club Height/Weight 173 cm / 72 kg | Original team(s) Newtown Date of birth 28 May 1900 Name Les Smith | |
Date of death 12 January 1975(1975-01-12) (aged 74) | ||
Leslie M. "Les" Smith (28 May 1900 – 12 January 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Smith, who Geelong acquired from Newtown, started out as a wingman and rover but played mostly as a defender during his league career. He was a regular in the Geelong team throughout the 1920s. In 1925 he was one of only five Geelong players to appear in all 19 games and was in the back pocket in their 1925 premiership side.
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