John Ledwidge

John Ledwidge was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian [Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League].
Ledwidge went onto play and coach in 455 Bendigo Football League matches and between 1959 and 1965 Ledwidge lead Golden Square to premierships in 1964 and 1965.
Ledwidge was captain-coach of the Bendigo Football League representative team that won the 1962 Victorian [Country Football League|VCFL] Caltex Country Football Championships by defeating the Wimmera Football League at Horsham.
Ledwidge was captain-coach of Eaglehawk's 1968 Bendigo Football League premiership and coach of their 1971 premiership.
Ledwidge's service to the Bendigo Football League spanned 28 seasons, 185 matches as a player and 270 matches as a coach, which included four premierships.