Frederick David Le Deux (born 4 December 1934) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Geelong
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL). He is the grandfather of
Tom Hawkins.
Early life
Le Deux grew up in
Nagambie and attended
Assumption College Assumption College may refer to these educational institutions:
Australia
* Assumption College, Kilmore, Victoria
* Assumption College, Warwick, Queensland
Canada
* Assumption University (Windsor, Ontario) (formerly Assumption College)
* Assumpt ...
, after which he went to Bendigo to study teaching.
Football
While a student at Bendigo Teachers' Training College, Le Deux played for the
Sandhurst Football Club.
He then moved to
Ocean Grove to take up a teaching position and in 1956 joined Geelong.
A follower and defender, Le Deux made 18 appearances for Geelong over three seasons, from 1956 to 1958 He was troubled by a back injury in 1958, which kept him out of the entire
1959 VFL season
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.
In 1960 he joined
Victorian Football Association
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club
Mordialloc
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H ...
, as he had transferred to a local technical school.
Family
Le Deux's daughter Jennifer was married to former Geelong player
Jack Hawkins. Jennifer died in 2015.
Their son,
Tom Hawkins, currently plays for Geelong.
References
External links
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1934 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Geelong Football Club players
Sandhurst Football Club players
Mordialloc Football Club players
People educated at Assumption College, Kilmore