Dave McNamara

Dave McNamara
Personal information
Date of birth	22 January 1887
Place of birth	Boosey, near Yarrawonga
Date of death	15 August 1967(1967-08-15) (aged 80)
Place of death	Caulfield
Original team(s)	Benalla
Debut	12 August 1905, St Kilda vs. South Melbourne, at Junction Oval
Height / weight	193 cm / 89 kg
Playing career1
St Kilda (1905–1908, 1914–1915, 1918–1919, 1921–1923) 122 games
Coaching career
St Kilda 1922–1923
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
Career highlights
Club captain 1923
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

David J. "Dave" McNamara was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

McNamara played with St Kilda as a Centre Half-Forward.

Lured to the Essendon Association side in 1909 (kicking 107 goals in the 1912 season) he resumed with St Kilda in 1914.

Possibly the longest kick of a football in history, one kick in 1923 was measured at just over 85 m.

Later played amateur football for Ormond Amateur Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Served as a St Kilda committeeman, vice-president and later president.

Following his retirement from football, McNamara established himself in a new career as a racehorse trainer, which he continued until about 1958. His period in the racing industry included serving as president with the Victorian Trainers' Association.

McNamara was inducted into the St Kilda Hall of Fame in 2003. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.

See also

• 1908 Melbourne Carnival

External links

• Saints honour roll
• Football profile from FullPointsFooty.
• Australian Dictionary of Biography: McNamara, David John (1887–1967)
• David John "Long Dave" McNamara (1887–1967) Gravesite at Brighton General Cemetery (Vic)
• AFL Player Statistics (Round by Round): St Kilda Football Club 1905