Kevin Gleeson (18 September 1930 – 18 September 2010) was a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Richmond
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in the
Victorian Football League (VFL).
Gleeson kicked 27 goals from seven games in 1950 and 61 goals in 1951 for
Benalla, then Gleeson kicked 106 goals for
Rutherglen Football Club in the
Ovens and Murray Football League in 1952.
Gleeson won Richmond's Reserves goal kicking award in 1953 with 40 goals.
Gleeson returned to Rutherglen and played in their 1954 O&MFL premiership and kicked 63 goals for the season.
Gleeson was captain-coach of Ganmain Football Club in the
South West Football League (New South Wales) The South West District Football League was a major Australian rules football competition which ran from 1910 until 1981 in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
History
The first recorded Australian Rules Football match in the Riverina area wa ...
in 1958, in which they finished 4th, losing their first semi final to Narrandera.
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External links
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Kevin Gleeson: Richmond FC Player profile
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1930 births
2010 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Richmond Football Club players
Rutherglen Football Club players