Vic McKinnon

Vic McKinnon
Vic McKinnon
Personal information
Full name	Albert Victor McKinnon
Date of birth	19 January 1926
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria
Date of death	4 June 2001 (aged 75)
Place of death	Tathra, New South Wales
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1949–52	Hawthorn
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Albert Victor McKinnon (19 January 1926 – 4 June 2001) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of John McKinnon (1886–1973) and Lynda McKinnon (1899–1988), née Hyde, Albert Victor McKinnon was born at Williamstown on 19 January 1926.^[2]

War Service

McKinnon enlisted to serve in the Royal Australian Air Force in February 1944, shortly after turning 18. He served in Melbourne and was a Leading Aircraftman at the time of his discharge in July 1945.^[2]

Football

McKinnon first trained with Hawthorn in 1946, being noted as a centre half-forward from Surrey Hills.^[3] He played briefly in the reserves but returned to Surrey Hills for three years before returning to Hawthorn in 1949^[4] where he played the majority of games over the next four seasons. He later played with Trafalgar in the Gippsland Football League.^[5]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 590. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ ^a ^b "World War II Roll: Albert Victor McKinnon". Department of Veterans Affairs.
^ "Young Centre Half-Forward at Hawthorn". The Argus. No. 31, 059. Victoria, Australia. 18 March 1946. p. 12.
^ "HAWTHORN'S NEW RUCKMAN VIC MCKINNON". The Argus. No. 32, 033. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1949. p. 24.
^ "Mainly about Sport". Morwell Advertiser. No. 4296. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1954. p. 16.

External links

Vic McKinnon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Vic McKinnon at AustralianFootball.com

[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 590. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[WW2-2] "World War II Roll: Albert Victor McKinnon". Department of Veterans Affairs.

[3] "Young Centre Half-Forward at Hawthorn". The Argus. No. 31, 059. Victoria, Australia. 18 March 1946. p. 12.

[4] "HAWTHORN'S NEW RUCKMAN VIC MCKINNON". The Argus. No. 32, 033. Victoria, Australia. 4 May 1949. p. 24.

[5] "Mainly about Sport". Morwell Advertiser. No. 4296. Victoria, Australia. 9 December 1954. p. 16.

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