Gerald McKenzie explained
| Gerald McKenzie |
| Fullname: | Gerald Michael McKenzie |
| Birth Date: | 13 January 1904 |
| Birth Place: | Rushworth, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Bendigo, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | South Bendigo |
| Height: | 185 cm |
| Statsend: | 1930 |
| Years1: | 1930 |
| Games Goals1: | 18 (0) |
Gerald Michael McKenzie (13 January 1904 – 23 September 1977) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of John Charles Ross McKenzie (1869-1948), and Bridget Teresa McKenzie (1872-1968), née O'Dwyer, Gerald Michael McKenzie was born at Rushworth, Victoria on 13 January 1904.
He married Agnes Frayne Gerber (1914-1997) in 1939.[2]
Football
Recruited from South Bendigo Football Club in the Bendigo Football League, with whom he had played for five seasons (1925-1929).[3] [4]
He returned to South Bendigo, as captain-coach, in 1931.[5] [6] [7]
References
- Book: Holmesby, Russell. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria.
Notes and References
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.587.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172034595 Bendigo: Dance Party, The Advocate, (Thursday, 27 July 1939), p.29.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203105553 Football: Players for Fitzroy, The Age, (Friday, 21 February 1930), p.5.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article4083966 Fitzroy Training List, The Argus, (Tuesday, 29 April 1930), p.17.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223330356 New Men Tried, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 April 1931), p.55.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223829236 Country Football — South Bendigo Defeat Echuca, at Bendigo, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 4 July 1931), p.32.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223848583 South Bendigo, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 27 May 1933), p.32.
