Historical information

A photo of a former junior legatee participating in a boys basketball class. Ron Barassi was a successful AFL footballer at the time.
Ron was a a junior legatee after his father Ron Barassi Snr was killed at Tobruk in World War II. He has participated in many Legacy events over many years. This was an early record of his involvement at a young age.
One of the boys was Ian Paltridge on the far left (1955/56?) - from a note added to the photo at some stage.
Also in the photo is David Illingworth.

Significance

A record of a Junior Legacy class being visited by Ron Barassi.

Physical description

Black and white photo of boys with Ron Barassi on a basketball court. White paper label typed.

Inscriptions & markings

Hand written "Legacy P4" in blue pen. White paper label typed "Former Junior Legatee and now a Victorian Football Captain Ron Barassi, finds a work-out with the Legacy boys' gym class almost as tough as some of his great ruck battles.