Bill Kenny
South Melbourne
AFL career
2 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1919 v CAR21 June 1919
- Most recent
- R9 1919 v GEE28 June 1919
Stats
Bio
Bill Kenny represented a classic case of a local product following in familial footsteps, arriving at the Lake Oval from South Melbourne Districts as the son of former Bloods player Billy Kenny. His brief VFL tenure came during the "Victory" season of 1919, where he managed just two senior appearances for South Melbourne in a year that marked the league's full resumption after the Great War. While his on-field impact was limited to those fleeting games without registering a goal, Kenny’s true legacy was forged away from the football field. He swapped the red and white guernsey for naval fatigues, embarking on a distinguished 49-year career with the Royal Australian Navy that eventually saw him appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).
Profile
- Born
- 30 July 1897
- Died
- 29 Dec 1978 (aged 81y 152d)
- Birthplace
- South Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Canberra, ACT
Teams
Family
- Father:Billy Kenny
Bio
1 revisionBill Kenny represented a classic case of a local product following in familial footsteps, arriving at the Lake Oval from South Melbourne Districts as the son of former Bloods player Billy Kenny. His brief VFL tenure came during the "Victory" season of 1919, where he managed just two senior appearances for South Melbourne in a year that marked the league's full resumption after the Great War. While his on-field impact was limited to those fleeting games without registering a goal, Kenny’s true legacy was forged away from the football field. He swapped the red and white guernsey for naval fatigues, embarking on a distinguished 49-year career with the Royal Australian Navy that eventually saw him appointed as a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE).