Barney McKellar

Barney McKellar
Personal information
Full name Brian McKellar
Date of birth 1 February 1940
Date of death 16 October 1994(1994-10-16) (aged 54)
Original team(s) Lemnos
Height/Weight 178 cm / 78 kg
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1960-1962 Footscray 22 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1962 season.

Brian "Barney" McKellar (1 February 1940 – 16 October 1994)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A half forward from Lemnos, McKellar played 19 of his 22 league games in the 1961 VFL season.[2][3] This included the 1961 Grand Final loss to Hawthorn.[3] He later injured his knee and had to have a cartilage operation, after which he was dropped of Footscray's training list.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Barney McKellar - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. 1 2 AFL Tables: Barney McKellar
  4. ↑ The Age,"Footscray Drops Five from List", 5 June 1963, p. 11
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