Bernie Massey | |
Birth Date: | 12 August 1939 |
Death Place: | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
Originalteam: | Glen Iris |
Height: | 184 cm |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Statsend: | 1967 |
Years1: | 1960–1967 |
Club1: | Melbourne |
Games Goals1: | 99 (0) |
Bernard Dean Massey (12 August 1939 – 19 June 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.
Massey played mostly as a fullback and starred in Melbourne's 1964 premiership side, keeping Collingwood full-forward Ian Graham goalless in the Grand Final. His last VFL season was in 1967 and he went on to become the captain-coach of Eltham Football Club. He holds the record for the most games played for Melbourne without scoring a goal.[1]
Bernie Massey died on the Gold Coast on 19 June 2023, at the age of 83.[2] His funeral was held in Tweed Heads on 27 June 2023.[2]