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Les "Flapper" Hughes
Hughes in 1910
Personal information
Full name Leslie Horace Hughes
Nicknames Flapper, Lofty
Born 18 April 1884
Northcote, Victoria
Died 27 September 1962(1962-09-27) (aged 78)
Parkville, Victoria
Original team Collingwood Trades
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 93 kg (205 lb)
Position Ruck/Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1908–1922 Collingwood 225 (175)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1922.
Career highlights

VFL/AFL

  • Australian Football League Life Member

Collingwood

Representative

  • Victorian (VFL) Captain: 1919
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Leslie Horace "Flapper" Hughes (18 April 1884 – 27 September 1962)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Hughes is said to be Melbourne's first AFL/VFL football celebrity publican (TBC). In 1927, Hughes was the owner and Licensee of the Royal Derby Hotel in Fitzroy. He rebranded the hotel as the 'Les Hughes Royal Derby Hotel' whilst he was the publican. Following his time at the Royal Derby, Hughes was later the Publican at the Aberdeen Hotel in Fitzroy North, and the Gasometer Hotel in Collingwood.

References

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  1. "Les Hughes". Collingwood Forever. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
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