Jeff McGee

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Jeff McGee
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Full name Jeffrey Daniel McGee
Nickname(s) Torch
Date of birth (1948-01-27) 27 January 1948 (age 76)
Original team(s) Middle Park [1]
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 89 kg (196 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1967–1968 South Melbourne 8 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1967.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jeffrey Daniel "Torch" McGee OAM (born 27 January 1948) is a former professional Australian rules football player for South Melbourne and member of the Coodabeen Champions. [2] McGee played seven games for South Melbourne in the 1966 and 1967 VFL seasons and scored a goal with his first league kick. [3]

As part of the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours, McGee was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia alongside five other members of the Coodabeen Champions for "service to the performing arts, and to radio". [4]

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