About Ian McLean
Lived 1929 – 1965 (aged 35). Ian McLean was an australian rules football player.
Ian McLean (27 August 192923 March 1965) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
Family The son of Alexander Leonard McLean (1887–1956), and Elsie May McLean (1888–1961), née Robertson, Ian McLean was born at Bendigo, Victoria on 27 August 1929.
He married Rita Joan Driver in 1955.
Football Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955, 1957 and 1959, and well as the runner-up side of 1954. Courageous, quick both over the ground and in terms of reflexes, and a smooth ball handler, McLean, who hailed from Bendigo, played a total of 146 VFL games and booted 29 goals for the Demons between 1951 and 1960.
Death He died at his residence in Chadstone, Victoria on 23 March 1965.
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Who was Ian McLean?
Australian rules footballer (1929-1965)
When was Ian McLean born?
Ian McLean was born on 27 August 1929 in Bendigo.
When did Ian McLean die?
Ian McLean died on 23 March 1965 in Chadstone.
What was Ian McLean's occupation?
Ian McLean was an australian rules football player.
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· DBpedia: Ian McLean (footballer)
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