Ian McLean (footballer)
| Ian McLean | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 27 August 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Bendigo, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 23 March 1965 (aged 35) | ||
| Place of death | Chadstone, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | South Bendigo (BFL) | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1951–1960 | Melbourne | 146 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1960. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ian McLean (27 August 1929 – 23 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]
Notes
References
External links
- Ian McLean's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ian McLean at AustralianFootball.com
- Ian McLean at Demonwiki.
- Ian McLean at Boyles Football Photos.
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