Ike Little (19 January 1888 – 14 June 1945) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for Carlton in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFL). Little started his career in the VFA where he took the field for

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. He was used mostly in the

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during his only season at Carlton and kicked a goal in their Grand Final win that year.

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* 1888 births Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Carlton Football Club players Carlton Football Club premiership players North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players 1945 deaths VFL/AFL premiership players People from North Melbourne 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{AFL-bio-1888-stub