Ron McCann

Ron McCann (25 June 1913 – 15 February 1996) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Ron McCann (left) and Frank Curcio (former Fitzroy player) listening to a radio broadcast of the VFL Grand Final on an airfield at Noemfoor Island, Dutch New Guinea, September, 1944.

Ron McCann
McCann in 1947
Personal information
Full name Ron McCann
Date of birth (1913-06-25)25 June 1913
Date of death 15 February 1996(1996-02-15) (aged 82)
Original team(s) Castlemaine
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1936 Collingwood 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1936.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

He served with the Australian military in Dutch New Guinea during World War II

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 565. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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