Bill McNamara, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bill McNamara

Australian rules footballer and umpire

Date of Birth: 09-Jun-1876

Place of Birth: Port Fairy, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1959

Profession: Australian rules football umpire, Australian rules footballer

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

William 'Bill' McNamara (9 June 1876 - 21 November 1959) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).McNamara was a wingman at Carlton for six seasons and left the club after not being picked for the 1904 finals.
As a result, he missed out on playing in the successful team which won three successive premierships from 1906 to 1908.
During this time he was instead a VFL umpire and officiated in 104 games, mostly as a boundary umpire.
He was on the boundary in the 1910 VFL Grand Final.