Lou Mangan
| Lou Mangan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Louis Joseph Mangan | ||
| Born |
26 May 1922 Ascot Vale, Victoria | ||
| Died | 27 May 2015 (aged 93) | ||
| Original team | South Melbourne Colts | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1942, 1944 | South Melbourne | 14 (4) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Louis Joseph Mangan (26 May 1922 – 27 May 2015[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Mangan also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.[3] He joined Carlton & United Breweries in 1952 and became its managing director after 20 years' service.[4]
Mangan was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in the 1984 Australia Day Honours for his "service to industry and to the community".[5]
Notes
[edit]- ↑ "Obituaries 2015". AFL Record Season 2016: 1134.
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 546. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ↑ "World War II Roll: Louis Joseph Mangan". Department of Veterans Affairs.
- ↑ Farrell, James (4 August 2015). "Take CUB chief to the pub Jeeves, he wants to count those beer kegs". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
- ↑ "Mr Louis Joseph MANGAN". Australian Honours Search Facility. Retrieved 6 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Lou Mangan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lou Mangan at AustralianFootball.com
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