Dave McNamara
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | 1887, |
| Recruited from | Benalla |
| Height/Weight | 193cm / 89kg |
| Death | 1967, |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | , St Kilda vs. ?, at ? |
| Team(s) | St Kilda (1905-08, 1914-15, 1918-19, 1921-23)
122 games |
| Coaching Career¹ | |
| Team(s) | St Kilda 1922-23 |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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David J. "Dave" McNamara was a former Australian rules footballer in the 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 said to have travelled 94.5m. Later played amateur football for Ormond. Served as a St Kilda committeeman, vice-president and later president.
McNamara was inducted into the St Kilda Hall of Fame in 2003. He was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame in 1996.
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