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Les Witto

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Les Witto
Personal information
Full name Leslie Witto
Date of birth (1903-05-06)6 May 1903
Place of birth Broken Hill, New South Wales
Date of death 23 August 1926(1926-08-23) (aged 23)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Broken Hill West
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1926 Carlton 6 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1926.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Les Witto (6 May 1903 – 23 August 1926) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

History

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A defender, Witto was playing in just his sixth game of league football when he broke his arm in a game against Geelong and died nine days later from a tetanus infection.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Footballer Dies". The Argus. Melbourne. 24 August 1926. p. 11. Retrieved 19 February 2012.
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