Les Hughson, Jr.

Les Hughson
Personal information
Full name Leslie Hughson, Junior
Date of birth (1938-12-01) 1 December 1938
Height / weight 178 cm / 78 kg
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1962 Fitzroy 28 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1962.

Les Hughson, Jr. (born 1 December 1938) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Early life and family

Hughson was born on 1 December 1938. His father Les Hughson Sr, who played for a record five VFL clubs including Fitzroy, was at the time coach of Stawell.[1][2] Two uncles also had significant VFL careers, both for Fitzroy.[3] Most famous was Fred Hughson who captain-coached Fitzroy to the 1944 premiership and the other, Mick Hughson, played 95 games for the club.[4]

Career

Hughson, who wore the number eight, had an injury plagued career at Fitzroy. He played mostly as a defender.[5]

Captain of the Fitzroy thirds in 1957, Hughson came into the senior team for the first time in the 1958 VFL season.[6] He was only able to play a total of 28 games in his five season career, the most nine appearances in 1960, which included a preliminary final.[7]

A serious knee injury sustained in a game against Collingwood at Victoria Park in 1962 meant he had to undergo a cartilage operation.[8] When he returned to training in 1963 he was forced to retire on medical advice.[9] Fitzroy then appointed him as the club's runner.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Fitzroy Sharpens Pace". The Age. 19 March 1956. p. 16. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Les W Hughson". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For the Love of the Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  5. ↑ "Fitzroy Has Five Injured". The Age. 6 April 1962. p. 20. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tempers Run Hot At Fitzroy". The Age. 31 March 1958. p. 20. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "AFL Tables – Les Hughson – Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Beames, Percy (25 June 1962). "Farmer, Stephenson Finished for Season". The Age. p. 20. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  9. 1 2 "New Runner". The Age. 17 July 1963. p. 18. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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