Education
Gleeson attended Street Patrick"s College, Ballarat and later played with Street Kilda at Centre half-forward initially.
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Brian Gleeson
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He developed into a skilful and agile ruckman, winning the Brownlow medal in 1957. In the Melbourne evening paper The Herald, 29 August 1957 Gleeson said: "We are just like a family at Street Kilda," he said. "We depend on teamwork and we bring each other into the game.
Coach Alan Killigrew is responsible for that and the officials and supporters have given us encouragement and confidence."
Appointed club captain in 1958, he injured a knee in a practice match and never played VFL football again.
