Peter McKenna was born on the 27th August 1946 in Brunswick
West, Victoria, he is a former Australian rules footballer who represented
Collingwood and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s
and 1970s. He also represented Devonport in the North West Football Union
(NWFU), and Northcote, Port Melbourne and Geelong West in the Victorian
Football Association (VFA). Regarded as one of the best full-forwards to ever
play the game, McKenna holds the record for the longest sequence of matches in
which he scored at least one goal: 120 matches. At his peak, Peter McKenna
could lay claim to being the most popular footballer in the VFL – and, indeed,
given the burgeoning impact of the mass media, almost certainly the most
popular footballer ever in Australia up to that point. Not only was he a highly
successful full forward playing for the nation's most popular sporting club, he
possessed a Beatle-esque 'look' which, by the standards of the time, was an
adman's dream. During this time, he recorded his first pop single “Things to
Remember” b/w “Lady Oh Lady” (FB-031), written by Melbourne singer/songwriter
Colin Buckley for Fable Records in 1970.
Monday, 23 September 2013
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This should be interesting...Thanx.
Could I add this one to the reup list, thank you.
Desperate to get these Fable posts renewed, please help me. Cheers Dave
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