About Ron McCarthy
Lived 1934 – 1989 (aged 54). Ron McCarthy was an australian rules football player.
Ron McCarthy (3 November 1934 – 20 January 1989) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1950s and part of Footscray Bulldogs first VFL premiership in 1954.
McCarthy was appointed as captain-coach of Thorton-Eildon in 1957 in the Waranga North East Football Association, where they lost the 1958 grand final to Euroa.
His grandson Xavier O'Halloran was drafted to Greater Western Sydney at pick number 22 in 2018 AFL draft.
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Who was Ron McCarthy?
Australian rules footballer
When was Ron McCarthy born?
Ron McCarthy was born on 3 November 1934.
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Ron McCarthy died on 20 January 1989.
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Ron McCarthy was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ron McCarthy. https://biography.guide/ron-mccarthy/
MLA: "Ron McCarthy." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ron-mccarthy/.
Chicago: "Ron McCarthy." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/ron-mccarthy/.
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