Les Reeves
{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Les Reeves
| image =
| fullname = Leslie Charles Reeves
| birth_date = 22 June 1923
| birth_place = Coburg, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1967|6|23|1923|6|22|df=yes}}
| death_place = Preston, Victoria
| originalteam = Wesley College, Melbourne
| height = 179 cm
| weight = 83 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1953
| years1 = 1946–1953
| club1 = North Melbourne
| games_goals1 = 116 (8)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Leslie Charles Reeves (22 June 1923 – 23 June 1967){{cite web|url=http://australianfootball.com/players/player/les%2Breeves/7457|title=Les Reeves - Player Bio|publisher=Australian Football|accessdate=21 November 2014}} was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
Reeves was the nephew of Ray Niven and Colin Niven.[http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22898331 Taylor, Percy, "League Footballers of 1950 — Half-Back Flankers", The Argus, (Saturday, 1 July 1950), p.12.]
Prior to playing VFL football, Reeves served in the Australian Army during World War II.{{cite web |url=https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=489817&c=WW2 |title=World War II Roll: REEVES, Leslie Charles |publisher=Department of Veterans Affairs}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables | L/Les_Reeves }}
- {{AustralianFootball | les+reeves/7457 }}
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Category:People educated at Wesley College (Victoria)
Category:North Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne