Roy McKay | Demonwiki (original) (raw)

DOB: 25 March <1909>
Died: <1998>

Honours:
Seconds premiership coach - <1956>
Life Member - <1959>

After 101 games with Footscray between <1930> and <1935>, McKay joined Brunswick as playing coach from <1936> to <1940>. There he won a premiership in <1938> and made two other grand finals before joining Melbourne as Seconds coach from <1945> to <1947>.

In <1948> he moved to coaching the , remaining in charge through <1956>. Seconds coach from <1956> to <1958> and again in both <1962> and <1963> and then from <1966>. He was also the inaugural coach of the in <1953>.

His nephew Ken played for the in the early 1950s while he was coach, and his son Noel played in <1957> and <1958>.

Lists
Life Members
Seconds coaches
Thirds coaches
Fourths coaches

Notes
Some source show him as coach in <1963> but Football Record shows Gordon Ogden

Media
Argus 17/05/1945
Argus - 10/03/1948
Argus - 08/04/1953

Links
Australian Football profile
Career Statistics (AFL Tables)
Wikipedia profile