Len Daddow was last week inducted into the AFL Queensland Football Hall of Fame for his extraordinary contribution to AFL in Noosa and the speech given on the occasion tells his story.
In ancient England the name ‘Daddow’ means ‘good fella’ in the Cornish and Celtic dialects. But if they were to invent an area-specific dialect at Noosa it would have an extended meaning ….it would be ‘good fella and club legend’.
Len Daddow is that and more for football in the Noosa area, especially the Noosa Tigers. He formed the club and he named the club. He procured the land for the club oval and since 1970 has been a driving force in the club’s solidarity and success. Pretty much nothing has happened at the club without him involved in some way.
It was a journey that began at 60 Cremorne Road, Kedron, where he spent…