Ken Montgomery (born 5 January 1951) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played for
North Melbourne
North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at ...
in the
VFL.
A reliable half back flanker, with an unusual kicking style, Montgomery was a winning premiership player with North Melbourne
in 1977, having missed out on their finals matches for the previous two years. He won the 1972
Syd Barker Medal for the club's best and fairest player and also represented Victoria in 1978. Montgomery's father, grandfather and cousin also represented the North Melbourne Football Club. Ken Montgomery was one of the youngest players to play a senior game with North Melbourne, when in 1968 he played when he was 16 years old. In later years he was in an administrative role at the club. He lives in
Echuca
Echuca ( ) is a town on the banks of the Murray River and Campaspe River in Victoria, Australia. The border town of Moama is adjacent on the northern side of the Murray River in New South Wales. Echuca is the administrative centre and largest ...
where he operates a houseboat company called
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...
Houseboats.
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1951 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
North Melbourne Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club premiership players
Pascoe Vale Football Club players
Syd Barker Medal winners
VFL/AFL premiership players