William Leitch (footballer)

William Douglas Leitch[1] (16 December 1863 – 25 May 1943), born in Hobart to Scottish immigrants John Leitch and Jean McCrone, was a Tasmanian footballer, businessman and sports administrator.[2] Leitch was an employee and later board of directors member of Henry Jones's IXL jam manufacturing business;[2] taking his first job at the company at the age of only ten and working there until his death, he gave almost seventy years continuous service.[3]

In his youth Leitch was a highly regarded Australian Rules football player at the Railway Football Club.[4] In later life he was a patron of Australian rules football in Tasmania, and was a long-time Tasmanian delegate to the Australian National Football Council.[5] The William Leitch Medal for the fairest and best player in the Tasmanian Australian National Football League was named in his honour.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Birth Certificate of William Douglas Leitch". linctas.ent.sirsidynix.net.au. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Companion to Tasmanian History - William Douglas Leitch". The Companion to Tasmanian History. University of Tasmania. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Mr William Leitch's record". The Mercury. Hobart, TAS. 26 February 1943. p. 5.
  4. ↑ Reynolds, John. "Australian Dictionary of Biography - Jones, Sir Henry (1862–1926)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "Football official dies". News. Adelaide, SA. 25 May 1943. p. 6.
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