Kevin Egan

Kevin Egan
Personal information
Birth 10 September 1943
Recruited from Moonee Ponds
Height and weight 173 cm / 73 kg
Playing career¹
Team(s)

Essendon (1963-69)

  • 65 games, 13 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1969 season

Kevin Egan (born 10 September 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the VFL during the 1960s.

Egan was a good youth player at Essendon and won a Morrish Medal in 1962 for his performances in the Under-19s. The following season he made his first senior appearance and he played in their 1965 premiership team. He was used mostly as a rover and wingman.

After leaving Essendon he spent some time at both SANFL club Port Adelaide and the VFA's Williamstown. He was a member of the Scottsdale combination of 1973 which was inducted into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame.

In 1977 Egan returned to Essendon as the club's Football Manager, a position he held until 1991. He later became the Chairman of Selectors at Essendon.

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