EPISODE · May 28, 2026 · 4H 8M
#33 Curly Tales: The Ian Salmon Story
from Talking Parrots Podcast · host Dr Dan Eddy
Over generations, the Salmon name has been royalty at Leongatha, and Ian 'Curly' Salmon remains one of Gippsland's greatest sportsmen. Four senior premierships with the Parrots (1970, 1977, 1979 & 1982), four best and fairest awards (1970, 1978, 1980 & 1984), a League B&F (1980) and a Stan Aitken Medal (1982) make for one of the most impressive resumes in LFNC history. Salmon also played 113 VFL games with Footscray (1970-76), coached Fish Creek to back-to-back flags (1991-92), and enjoyed a fine cricket career at Nerrena CC.A private, humble man, Salmon has never told his story in full...until now!So here it is, CURLY TALES: THE IAN SALMON STORY, an extended interview, conducted over two days, which provides a valuable historical record of a remarkable sporting life of a local legend.This podcast is proudly brought to you by daneddybooks.com and the good team at All Weather Blinds (allweatherblinds.com.au)"Up the Parrots!"
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Over generations, the Salmon name has been royalty at Leongatha, and Ian 'Curly' Salmon remains one of Gippsland's greatest sportsmen. Four senior premierships with the Parrots (1970, 1977, 1979 & 1982), four best and fairest awards (1970, 1978, 1980 & 1984), a League B&F (1980) and a Stan Aitken Medal (1982) make for one of the most impressive resumes in LFNC history. Salmon also played 113 VFL games with Footscray (1970-76), coached Fish Creek to back-to-back flags (1991-92), an...
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