Ian McLean (footballer) explained

Ian McLean
Birth Date:27 August 1929
Birth Place:Bendigo, Victoria
Death Place:Chadstone, Victoria
Originalteam:South Bendigo (BFL)
Height:175 cm
Weight:71 kg
Statsend:1960
Years1:1951–1960
Club1:Melbourne
Games Goals1:146 (29)
Careerhighlights:
  • Melbourne premiership player 1955, 1957, 1959

Ian McLean (27 August 192923 March 1965) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).

Family

The son of Alexander Leonard McLean (1887–1956),[1] and Elsie May McLean (1888–1961), née Robertson, Ian McLean was born at Bendigo, Victoria on 27 August 1929.

He married Rita Joan Driver in 1955.

Football

Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955, 1957 and 1959, and well as the runner-up side of 1954. Courageous, quick both over the ground and in terms of reflexes, and a smooth ball handler, McLean, who hailed from Bendigo, played a total of 146 VFL games and booted 29 goals for the Demons between 1951 and 1960.

Death

He died at his residence in Chadstone, Victoria on 23 March 1965.[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71807663 Law Notices: Alexander Leonard McLean, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 June 1956), p.19.
  2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6555%2C4383400 Deaths: McLean, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 March 1965), p.25.
  3. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KzpVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZpUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3119%2C4381454 Funeral of Ian McLean 2 p.m. Today, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 March 1965), p.24.