Gerald McKenzie
Gerald Michael McKenzie (13 January 1904 – 23 September 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
| Gerald McKenzie | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Gerald Michael McKenzie | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Rushworth, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 September 1977 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Bendigo | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1930 | Fitzroy | 18 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1930. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of John Charles Ross McKenzie (1869-1948), and Bridget Teresa McKenzie (1872-1968), née O'Dwyer, Gerald Michael McKenzie was born at Rushworth, Victoria on 13 January 1904.
He married Agnes Frayne Gerber (1914-1997) in 1939.[2]
Football
Recruited from South Bendigo Football Club in the Bendigo Football League, with whom he had played for five seasons (1925-1929).[3][4]
He returned to South Bendigo, as captain-coach, in 1931.[5][6][7]
Notes
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.587.
- Bendigo: Dance Party, The Advocate, (Thursday, 27 July 1939), p.29.
- Football: Players for Fitzroy, The Age, (Friday, 21 February 1930), p.5.
- Fitzroy Training List, The Argus, (Tuesday, 29 April 1930), p.17.
- New Men Tried, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 April 1931), p.55.
- Country Football — South Bendigo Defeat Echuca, at Bendigo, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 4 July 1931), p.32.
- South Bendigo, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 May 1933), p.32.
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
External links
- Gerald McKenzie's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Gerald McKenzie at AustralianFootball.com
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