John Patrick Leahy (7 March 1941 – 23 November 1980) was an Australian rules footballer who played two games for Melbourne during the 1961 season of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
[1] John Leahy was born in Geelong, Victoria to Alfred Ernest Leahy and Kathleen Leahy (née Gehrig)[2] on 7 March 1941.
Leahy joined his brother Brian at Melbourne in 1961, wearing the number 30 guernsey.
[1] At age 21 John married Nancy Faye Arthur and later had two children – Philip and Rodney.
[2] John Leahy died in North Melbourne on 22 November 1981.