Dave McNamara

Dave McNamara
Personal information
Full name	David John McNamara
Date of birth	22 January 1887
Place of birth	Boosey, near Yarrawonga
Date of death
Place of death	Caulfield, Victoria
Original team(s)	Benalla
Debut	12 August 1905, St Kilda v. South Melbourne, at Junction Oval
Height/Weight	193 cm / 89 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1905–1923	St Kilda	122 (187)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1914, 1922–1923	St Kilda	50 (22-26-2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923 season.
Career highlights
Club captain 1923

David John "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

• Dave McNamara's profile from AustralianFootball.com
• Saints honour roll
• 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