Roy McConnell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Harold Roy McConnell | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1927 | ||
Date of death | 24 July 2003 | (aged 75)||
Place of death | Queensland | ||
Original team(s) | Ascot Imperials | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1949–1956 | Essendon | 135 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1956. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Harold Roy McConnell (21 August 1927 – 24 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He married Patricia Mae Carter on 29 October 1951.[1]
He played for Essendon in the VFL.[2]
McConnell retired, controversially, at the end of the 1956 season.
Vice-Captain of the senior team, and its regular full-back, McConnell was selected as its 20th man in the last match of the season, against Geelong.[4]
The first emergency, John Towner, was appointed 20th man for the match.
McConnell served on the Essendon Football Club's Committee (1957-1965), was its secretary (1973-1979), following the retirement of Bill Cookson, and was its first general manager (1980).[6][7]