William Healy McNamara (8 June 1876 – 21 November 1959)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Bill McNamara
Personal information
Full name William Healy McNamara
Nickname(s) Snowy
Date of birth 8 June 1876
Place of birth Port Fairy, Victoria
Date of death 21 November 1959(1959-11-21) (aged 83)
Place of death Parkville, Victoria
Original team(s) Brunswick
Position(s) Wingman
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1899–1904 Carlton 69 (8)
Umpiring career
Years League Role Games
1905–1908 VFL Field umpire 3
1905–1915 VFL Boundary umpire 101
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1904.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

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One of the ten children of John Joseph McNamara (1843-1921),[3] and, Catherine Mary McNamara (1848-1914), née Enright,[4] William Healy McNamara was born at Port Fairy, Victoria on 8 June 1876.[1]

He married Honorah Teresa Barrett (1876-1937) in 1900.[5][6] They had six children; one of whom, William Patrick McNamara (1912–1983), played VFL football for both Melbourne and South Melbourne.

Football

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McNamara was a wingman at Carlton for six seasons;[7] he left the club after not being picked for the 1904 finals.[8] As a result, he missed out on playing in the successful team which won three successive premierships from 1906 to 1908.

Umpire

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He was, also, a VFL umpire; officiating in 104 games, mostly as a boundary umpire. He was on the boundary in the 1910 VFL Grand Final.[9]

Death

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He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria on 21 November 1959.[10]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Blueseum.
  2. ^ Holmesby & Main, 2014.
  3. ^ Deaths: McNamara, The Argus, (Tuesday, 19 July 1921), p.1.
  4. ^ Deaths: McNamara, The Argus, (Monday, 2 November 1914), p.1.
  5. ^ Birth Deaths and Marriages Victoria Registration No.7096/1900.
  6. ^ Deaths: McNamara, The Age, (Monday, 3 May 1937), p.1.
  7. ^ Carlton Football Team, The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser, (Wednesday, 29 July 1903), p.283: McNamara is third from the left, back row.
  8. ^ De Bolfo, Tony, "“Mac” - the Man who backed Jack", carltonfc.com.au, 29 October 2012.
  9. ^ "Player-umpires". AFL Umpires Association. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  10. ^ Deaths: McNamara, The Age, (Monday, 23 November 1959), p.16.

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