Bob McKenzie (footballer)

Robert Davis "Bobby" McKenzie III (19 December 1928 – 4 January 2012)[1] was an Australian rules football player, who played 125 games for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1948 and 1955.

Robert McKenzie
Personal information
Full name Robert Davis McKenzie III
Date of birth 19 December 1928
Date of death 4 January 2012(2012-01-04) (aged 83)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Prahran Imperials
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1948–1955 Melbourne 125 (254)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Career highlights
  • Melbourne leading goalkicking: 3 times
  • Melbourne premiership player 1948, 1955
  • Victorian representative: 9 times
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

His son, Robert McKenzie played 42 games for Melbourne in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

References

  1. "Demons mourn premiership hero Bobby McKenzie". Herald Sun. 4 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2012.


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