| Bill McNamara | |
| Fullname: | William Healy McNamara |
| Nickname: | Snowy |
| Birth Date: | 8 June 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Port Fairy, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Parkville, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Brunswick |
| Position: | Wingman |
| Statsend: | 1904 |
| Years1: | 1899–1904 |
| Club1: | Carlton |
| Games Goals1: | 69 (8) |
| Umpireyears1: | 1905–1908 |
| Umpireleague1: | VFL |
| Umpirerole1: | Field umpire |
| Umpiregames1: | 3 |
| Umpireyears2: | 1905–1915 |
| Umpireleague2: | VFL |
| Umpirerole2: | Boundary umpire |
| Umpiregames2: | 101 |
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria on 21 November 1959.[10]