Lenton "Len" Lapthorne (29 January 1919 – 30 May 1997) was a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for
South Adelaide
The South Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club that competes in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Known as the ''Panthers'', their home ground is Flinders University Stadium[South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
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(SANFL) between 1937 and 1952. He was appointed Captain of South Adelaide for two seasons from 1949 to 1950.
References
External links
Len Lapthorne's profileat AustralianFootball.com
South Adelaide Football Club players
1919 births
1997 deaths
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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