Bill McNamara

William Healy McNamara was an Australian [rules football]er who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League.

Family

One of the ten children of John Joseph McNamara, and, Catherine Mary McNamara, née Enright, William Healy McNamara was born at Port Fairy, Victoria on 8 June 1876.
He married Honorah Teresa Barrett in 1900. They had six children; one of whom, William Patrick McNamara (1912–1983), played VFL football for both Melbourne and South Melbourne.

Football

McNamara was a wingman at Carlton for six seasons; he 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.

Umpire

He was, also, a VFL umpire; officiating in 104 games, mostly as a boundary umpire. He was on the boundary in the 1910 VFL Grand Final.

Death

He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria on 21 November 1959.