Len "Moose" Mann (born 21 August 1938) is a former

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er who played for

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in the VFL during the early 1960s. Mann, originally from

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, where he won the

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's Under 16 best and fairest award in 1954, the Under 18 award in 1955 and Merbein Football Club's reserves best and fairest award in 1956. Mann was Melbourne's first choice ruckman in their 1960 VFL premiership side. Mann was captain-coach of

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between 1965 and 1967, leading them to the 1966

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premiership and runners up in 1965. His cousin Harold played beside him in the 1960 VFL premiership side, better known as 'Hassa' which was a nickname Len gave him as a child. 1938 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Melbourne Football Club players Living people Melbourne Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players 20th-century Australian sportsmen

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* Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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