Gus Young (footballer)

For the Australian boxer of the 1990s, see Leo Young (boxer).
Gus Young
Personal information
Full name Leo Young
Date of birth (1915-05-18)18 May 1915
Place of birth Heyfield, Victoria[1]
Date of death 29 May 1941(1941-05-29) (aged 26)[2]
Place of death at sea, Middle East
Original team(s) Maffra
Height/Weight 183cm / 78kg
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1939-40 Hawthorn 10 (5)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1940 season.

Leo "Gus" Young (18 May 1915 – 29 May 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League. Rated as a top forward early in his career, Young was killed in action in World War II.

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