Laurie Nash

Laurence John Nash (1910 to 1986) was an Australian Test cricketer and Australian rules footballer, and an inductee of the Australian Football Hall of Fame. He played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League from 1933, was a member of its 1933 premiership team, captained the club in 1937 and was its leading goal kicker in 1937 and 1945. After his family moved from Victoria to Tasmania he became one of the first fully professional Australian rules footballers. In cricket he was a fast bowler and hard hitting lower order batsman who played two Tests for Australia. He served in New Guinea during World War II, retired from VFL football after the 1945 season, and coached South Melbourne in 1953.