Len Wigraft

Len Wigraft
Personal information
Full name	Leonard Herman Wigraft
Date of birth	28 January 1897
Place of birth	North Fitzroy, Victoria
Date of death	16 January 1982 (aged 84)
Original team(s)	Preston
Height / weight	180 cm / 76 kg
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1917–1927	Fitzroy	135 (41)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1934	Fitzroy	16 (6–10–0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1927.
Career highlights
VFL premiership: 1922 3× Fitzroy Club Champion: 1920, 1924, 1925

Leonard Herman "Len" Wigraft (28 January 1897 – 16 January 1982)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Wigraft usually played as a follower and won a premiership with Fitzroy in 1922. He was also a three-time Best and Fairest winner with Fitzroy – in 1920, 1924 and 1925.

He captained Fitzroy in his last season of football in 1927 and was briefly their caretaker coach in 1934.

Len also coached Echuca in 1928 to their first premiership. He returned to Fitzroy in the 1930s and remained at Fitzroy as a delegate. In recognition to his long service to the Fitzroy football club and his playing abilities, he was inducted to the Fitztroy Hall of Fame.

References

1. Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love Of The Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.

External links

• Len Wigraft's statistics from AFL Tables