About Les Main
Lived 1915 – 1998 (aged 83). Les Main was an Australian australian rules football player.
Leslie Llewellyn James Main (26 November 1915 – 28 November 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Main became a coach after leaving Collingwood and had success in the Hampden Football League with Warrnambool, which he guided to premierships in 1946 and 1947.
He spent the 1948 season as coach of New South Wales club, Leeton, losing the preliminary final by four points and Main was runner up in the South West Football League (New South Wales) best and fairest award, the Gammage Medal.
Main then returned to the Hampden Football League as coach of Terang for two years, before moving on to Noorat in 1951.
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Who was Les Main?
Australian rules footballer (1915-1998)
When was Les Main born?
Les Main was born on 26 November 1915 in Clifton Hill.
When did Les Main die?
Les Main died on 28 November 1998.
What was Les Main's occupation?
Les Main was an australian rules football player.
What nationality was Les Main?
Les Main was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Les Main. https://biography.guide/les-main/
MLA: "Les Main." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/les-main/.
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