James Leslie White (9 September 1890 – 27 April 1927) was an
Australian rules football
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er who played for
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League
United King ...
and
St Kilda in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
White, from the Hawthorn Rovers originally, was predominantly a defender but could also play as a centreman. Injury caused him to miss Essendon's 1911 premiership but he was on a halfback flank when they claimed back-to-back premierships the following season.
He died of pneumonia on 27 April 1927, aged 36.
References
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*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
Essendon Football Club profile
1890 births
1927 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
Essendon Football Club players
Essendon Football Club premiership players
St Kilda Football Club players
Deaths from pneumonia in Victoria (state)
Australian military personnel of World War I
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from Hawthorn, Victoria
Military personnel from Melbourne
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