Ron McCann explained

Ron McCann
Fullname:Ronald Charles George McCann
Birth Date:25 June 1913
Birth Place:Thornbury, Victoria
Death Place:Queensland
Originalteam:Castlemaine
Height:175 cm
Weight:72 kg
Statsend:1936
Years1:1936
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Ronald Charles George McCann (25 June 1913 – 15 February 1996) was a professional athlete and an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] [2] [3]

Family

The son of Charles Edward Wilson McCann (1880-1948), and Alice Eva McCann (1881-1955), née West, Ronald Charles George McCann was born on 25 June 1913.

He married Joy Randall (1914-2009) in 1937; they had two children, Roberta, and Diane.

Professional athlete

He was a professional athlete.[4]

Australasian Professional Championship (600 yards)

In March 1935, he won the 1935 Australasian Professional 600 Yards Championship by 5 yards;[5] his time, 1min 13secs, was only 1seconds outside the world record set by the champion quarter- and half-miler, John Denham "Jack" Fitt (1900-1985).

Stawell Gift

Having beaten the South Melbourne footballer and champion sprinter Austin Robertson in the heats,[6] and running off a handicap of 6 yards,[7] McCann won the 1936 Stawell Gift, "in the last stride",[8] in 12 seconds,[9] [10] [11] beating the schoolteacher and Glenelg wingman, Jack McCarthy (10 yards, second), the Footscray centreman, Bob Spargo Sr. (9 yards, third), and the Fitzroy half-back, Leslie Watt (10 yards, fourth).[12] [13]

Football

Castlemaine Football Club (BFL)

Promoted from the club's Seconds,[14] he played for the Castlemaine Football Club's First XVIII in 1934 and 1935.[15] [16]

Collingwood (VFL)

Having signed a Form Four in early 1936,[17] R.C.G. McCann was granted a clearance from Castlemaine to Collingwood on Wednesday, 28 May 1936.[18]

Having played in the Seconds, he played in his only senior match for Collingwood, against Footscray, at the Western Oval on 20 June 1936, when he replaced the indisposed Leo Morgan, and played on the wing.

Prahran (VFA)

On 14 April 1937, McCann was cleared from Collingwood to Prahran.[19] He played the entire season with the Seconds and did not play a Senior game.

Military service

He served with the RAAF in Dutch New Guinea during World War II.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 565.
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205261421 Collingwood, The Age, (Wednesday, 1 April 1936), p.17.
  3. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article206819992 Stawell Winner McCann for St. Kilda", The Age, (11 June 1942), p.4.
  4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article260760791 "Ron McCann: Gamest Runner in Australia", The (Kalgoorlie) Goldfields Observer, (Sunday, 26 April 1936, p.5.
  5. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article204281572 Australasian Professional Championship, The Age (Thursday, 14 March 1935), p.12.
  6. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17325009 Stawell Gift, The Sydney Morning Herald, (Tuesday, 14 April 1936), p.15.
  7. Namely, "the shortest mark since Tim Banner won way back in 1925. Banner won from 5 yards, and McCann from 6": Goldfields Observer, 26 April 1936.
  8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246721517 "Stawell Gift Winner is Versatile", The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph, (Tuesday, 14 April 1936), p.32.
  9. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11027525 McCann wins Gift, The Argus, (Tuesday 14 April 1936), p.14.
  10. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article246722889 Stawell Gift Winner, The (Sydney) Daily Telegraph, (Wednesday, 15 April 1936), p.26.
  11. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84220810 Stawell Gift Winner, The (Perth) Daily News, (Monday, 20 April 1936), p.3.
  12. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129268249 Four Placed Men all Footballers, The (Adelaide) News, (Tuesday, 14 April 1936), p.6.
  13. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224857957 (Photograph of the finish), The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 April 1936), p.68.
  14. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223838058 Castlemaine's Recruits, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 28 April 1934), p.60.
  15. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224561278 "Country Football Castlemaine Defeated Maryborough At Castlemaine, Weekly Times, (Saturday, 18 August 1934, p.40
  16. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224391867 Bendigo League Football Sandhurst Defeated Castlemaine", Weekly Times, (Saturday 13 October 1934), p.40
  17. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article205238608 Footballers signed by League Clubs, The Age, (Friday, 28 February 1936, p.9.
  18. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11037869 Many Football Transfers, The Argus, (Thursday, 28 May 1936), p.17.
  19. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article11056935 Footballer Receive Clearances, The Argus, (Thursday, 15 April 1937), p.15.
  20. https://nominal-rolls.dva.gov.au/veteran?id=1078500&c=WW2 World War Two Nominal Roll: Flight Lieutenant Ronald Charles George McCann (O3198), Department of Veterans' Affairs.

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