Barry Connolly

Barry Connolly (30 August 1938 – 6 May 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Barry Connolly
Personal information
Full name Barry Connolly
Date of birth 30 August 1938
Date of death 6 May 2011(2011-05-06) (aged 72)[1]
Original team(s) Benalla[2]
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958 Footscray 13 (20)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1958.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

A centreman, Connolly spent the 1958 VFL season at Footscray and kicked three goals against Richmond on his debut.[3] At the end of the year he returned to the country and went on to have a long career as a player, coach and administrator.[4]

In 1965, he was seriously injured while working at a tin mine when a barrel of sulphuric acid exploded. He was burnt extensively and spent six weeks recovering in hospital. He was coach of the Ardlethan Football Club during this time.

Connolly coached Goulburn Valley Football League club Shepparton United in 1983 and 1984. He also served as the league's president.

Family

He and his wife Monica had four children, including former Fremantle coach Chris Connolly.

References
  1. "Barry Connolly Online Tribute". The Age. 6 May 2011. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
  2. The Age,"Bulldogs Will Get Barry Connolly", 24 April 1958, p. 7
  3. "Barry Connolly". AFL Tables.
  4. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
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