Gary Dempsey (Australian footballer)

Gary Dempsey
Gary Dempsey
Personal information
Date of birth	22 November 1948 (age 76)
Original team(s)	Footscray Technical School Old Boys
Debut	Round 1, 1967, Footscray vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman/Tall defender
Playing career1
Years	Club
1967–1978	Footscray
1979–1984	North Melbourne
Total
Representative team honours
Years	Team
	Victoria
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
	Brownlow Medal: (1975); 6× Charles Sutton Medal: (1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977); Syd Barker Medal: (1979); Footscray captain (1971–1972, 1977–1978); Footscray Team of the Century (Ruck); North Melbourne Team of the Century (Emergency); All-Australian team: (1972); AFL Hall of Fame, inducted 1996; Represented Australia in "The Galahs" Australian Football World Tour 1968.;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Gary Dempsey (born 22 November 1948) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Footscray Football Club and North Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
A fine ruckman known for his strong marking, Dempsey won the Brownlow Medal in 1975 and had a total of thirteen top-10 finishes in the vote count. He is also one of a handful of players to have played at least 100 games and won a best-and-fairest award at two different clubs.^[1]

Gary Dempsey
Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-11-22) 22 November 1948 (age 76)
Original team(s)	Footscray Technical School Old Boys
Debut	Round 1, 1967, Footscray vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	100 kg (220 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman/Tall defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967–1978	Footscray	207 (105)
1979–1984	North Melbourne	122 0(39)
Total		329 (144)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
	Victoria	22 (8)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1984.
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal: (1975) 6× Charles Sutton Medal: (1970, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977) Syd Barker Medal: (1979) Footscray captain (1971–1972, 1977–1978) Footscray Team of the Century (Ruck) North Melbourne Team of the Century (Emergency) All-Australian team: (1972) AFL Hall of Fame, inducted 1996 Represented Australia in "The Galahs" Australian Football World Tour 1968.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com