Australian rules footballer
| Bill Kenny | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | William John Kenny | ||
| Date of birth | (1897-07-30)30 July 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Albert Park, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 29 December 1978(1978-12-29) (aged 81) | ||
| Place of death | Canberra | ||
| Original team(s) | South Melbourne Districts | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1919 | South Melbourne | 2 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1919. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
William John Kenny MBE (30 July 1897 – 29 December 1978) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He spent 49 years working for the Royal Australian Navy, becoming Head of Naval Personnel Branch before retiring in 1962. He was appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to the Navy in the New Year's Honours list of 1963.
Kenny's father Billy also played for South Melbourne.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 474. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Half A Century With The Navy" (PDF). Navy News. 27 July 1962. p. 4.
- "HONOURS LIST". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10, 422. 1 January 1963. p. 1.
External links
- Bill Kenny's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Bill Kenny at AustralianFootball.com
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