Gordon Richard James Coventry, 1901 to 1968, was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League. Afforded Legend status in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, he was the first player in VFL history to reach several milestones: playing 300 career games, kicking 100 goals in a season, winning the leading goalkicker award in five consecutive years and kicking 1000 career goals. His league total of 1299 career goals stood as the competition record for more than 60 seasons.
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was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
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