Lionel Ollington
| Lionel Ollington | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Lionel Vivian Ollington | ||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Smithton, Tasmania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 2014 (aged 86) | ||
| Original team(s) | Montague Rovers | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1953 | Footscray | 5 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1953. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lionel Vivian "Nappy" Ollington (19 December 1927 – 23 May 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
He was later known as an organizer and promoter of the traditional Australian gambling game Two-up. He was operating outside the law for two decades but eventually permitted to hold legal games annually on Anzac Day.[3] The traditional Anzac Day two up games at Flemington Racetrack are being continued by Lionel Ollington's son.[4]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Lionel Vivian Ollington". Find a Grave.
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 678. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "The odds have finally beaten illegal two-up king Lionel "Nappy" Ollington, who died on Friday after a long battle with cancer". The Herald Sun. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ Flemington Racetrack Newsletter:April 12th, 2019:Two up at Flemington Racetrack
External links[edit]
- Lionel Ollington's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lionel Ollington at AustralianFootball.com