Don McKinnon (rugby league)
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Donald McKinnon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1955 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Don McKinnon (born 29 April 1955
Career
North Sydney Bears
McKinnon made his first grade debut for North Sydney under the coaching of former Manly-Warringah dual Grand Final winning Prop forward (1972 and 1973) and 1973 Kangaroo tourist Bill Hamilton. He would go on to play 183 games for the Bears between 1977 and 1987, scoring 28 tries.
Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles
He then signed to play with Manly in 1988 and played in six games, scoring one try. He was fined $10,000 for urinating on the field during the Sea Eagles clash with the
Representative career
New South Wales
McKinnon gained his first representative jumper when he was selected to represent
1982 Kangaroo Tour
Following the
Family
McKinnon is a member of a famous footballing family. His father Harry, his uncle Donald and older brothers Doug and Max all played rugby league for the Bears.[6]
Post-Playing
Following his retirement, Don McKinnon served on the National Rugby League judiciary.[7]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-909558-83-3.
- ^ RL project
- ^ Face Book page for Don McKinnon shows he went to North Sydney Boys High School
- ^ "State Of Origin – Game 3, 1982". Rugby League Tables. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ "State of Origin Interactive". Fox Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ "Bears History & Legends". North Sydney Bears. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2007.
- ^ Brent Read; Stuart Honeysett (10 June 2010). "The rule shift that saved Jarryd Hayne". The Australian. Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
 | This Australian rugby league football biography is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |