Ian McLean (27 August 192923 March 1965) was an Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League, (VFL).
Family The son of Alexander Leonard McLean (1887–1956),Law Notices: Alexander Leonard McLean, The Argus, (Thursday, 7 June 1956), p.19. and Elsie May McLean (1888–1961), née Robertson, Ian McLean was born at Bendigo, Victoria on 27 August 1929.
He married Rita Joan Driver in 1955.
Football Ian McLean played in Melbourne premiership teams in 1955, 1957 and 1959, and well as the runner-up side of 1954. Courageous, quick both over the ground and in terms of reflexes, and a smooth ball handler, McLean, who hailed from Bendigo, played a total of 146 VFL games and booted 29 goals for the Demons between 1951 and 1960.
Death He died at his residence in Chadstone, Victoria on 23 March 1965.Deaths: McLean, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 March 1965), p.25.Funeral of Ian McLean 2 p.m. Today, The Age, (Wednesday, 24 March 1965), p.24.
Notes
References Melbourne Glimpses, The Age, (Wednesday, 9 June 1954), p.12.
External links
Ian McLean at Demonwiki. Ian McLean at Boyles Football Photos.