Bluey is Australian slang for a redhead (usually a man), derived from the large number of redheaded Irish immigrants in early colonial Australia who gained a reputation as being heavy drinkers and fighters who had to survive despite being beaten black and blue in the process. As a

nickname A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...

, Bluey may refer to: *

Bluey Adams Frank Adams (12 June 1935 – 11 August 2019), known as Bluey Adams, was an Australian rules football player, who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for the Melbourne Football Club The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Dem ...

(1935–2019), former Australian rules football player * Derek Arnold (born 1941), New Zealand former rugby union player *

David Bairstow David Leslie Bairstow (1 September 1951 – 5 January 1998) was an English cricketer, who played for Yorkshire and England as a wicket-keeper. He also played football for his hometown club Bradford City. He is the father of England internation ...

(1951–1998), English cricketer * Arthur Bluethenthal (1891–1918), American college football player and World War I pilot *

Gregory Brazel Gregory John 'Bluey' Brazel (born 17 November 1954) is a convicted Australian serial killer, arsonist, and armed robber currently serving three consecutive life sentences for the murders of sex workers Sharon Taylor and Roslyn Hayward in 1990 ...

(born 1954), Australian serial killer *

Alex Burdon Alexander Burdon (31 March 1879 – 13 December 1943) was an Australian rugby union and pioneer professional rugby league footballer - a List of dual-code rugby internationals, dual-code rugby international. He was one of the founding fathers ...

(1879–1943), pioneer Australian rugby league and rugby union footballer *

Greg Mackey Greg "Bluey" Mackey (20 October 1961 – 24 September 2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. Mackey played at club level for South Sydney Rabbitohs for three seasons between 1980 and 1983 ...

(born 1961), Australian former rugby league footballer * Jean-Paul Maunick (born 1957), British musician, founder of the band Incognito *

Brian McClennan Brian "Bluey" McClennan (born 16 February 1962) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was previously the head coach of the New Zealand national team (with whom he won the 2005 Tri-nations) and then England' ...

(born 1962), New Zealand former rugby league footballer and coach *

Bob McClure (footballer) Robert Johnstone "Bluey" McClure (5 June 1925 – 17 July 2003) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington * ...

(1925–2003), Australian rules footballer *

Tim McGrath Tim McGrath (born 7 October 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer for the North Melbourne Football Club from 1989 to 1991, and the Geelong Football Club from 1992 to 2002, in the Australian Football League (AFL), which was known as ...

(born 1970), former Australian rules footballer *

Guy McKenna Guy Lindsay McKenna (born 11 May 1969) is a retired Australian rules football player and the former senior coach of the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). McKenna played 267 games for the West Coast Eagles, inclu ...

(born 1969), Australian rules football coach and former player *

Ian Shelton (footballer) Ian Stanley "Bluey" Shelton (24 February 1940 – 17 March 2021), known throughout his career as "Bluey", due to his thatch of red hair, was an Australian rules footballer, who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during ...

(1940–2021), former Australian rules footballer * Steve Southern (born 1982), Australian former rugby league footballer *

Keith Truscott Keith William "Bluey" Truscott, (17 May 1916 – 28 March 1943) was a World War II Air ace, ace fighter pilot and Australian rules footballer with the Melbourne Football Club. After joining the Royal Australian Air Force in 1940, he became the ...

(1916–1943), Second World War fighter ace and Australian rules footballer *

Jack Watkins Jack Cosgrove "Bluey" Watkins (1893-1974) was an Australian rugby league footballer. Career He played , with seven test matches for his country, including the 1921–22 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain. He is listed on the ''Australian Player ...

(died 1974), Australian rugby league footballer *

Bluey Wilkinson Arthur George "Bluey" Wilkinson (27 August 1911 – 27 July 1940) was an international speedway rider. Wilkinson was Speedway World Champion in 1938 after narrowly missing out on winning the inaugural Championship in 1936 Individual Speed ...

(1911–1940), Australian speedway rider *

Billy Wilson (Australian rugby league) Billy Wilson (30 May 1927 – 25 March 1993) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative front-row forward, he captained the ...

(1927–1993), Australian rugby league footballer

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