Wally May (11 September 1926 – 16 May 2011) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL) and later in the South Australian Football League

SANFL The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport. Originally formed as the ...

. Recruited locally, Wally 'Chooka' May played as a ruckman and a defender for Essendon in 94 VFL games between 1947 and 1952. Runner-up in Essendon's best and fairest award in 1951, May asked for a clearance two years later to Sturt, and when this was refused, he stood out of football for a year until it was granted. In four seasons with the Double Blues, May played a total of 54 league games, plus 2 for South Australia, winning his club's best and fairest award in 1955. The 1956 season saw him installed as captain-coach, but after a dismal season that produced just 3 wins and a draw from 18 games, he resigned, citing 'business reasons'. He decided to remain with the club as a player under his replacement coach, Ed Tilley. After retiring from the sport, May remained in Adelaide and worked as a caster and a commenter talent during SANFL match telecasts. Wally May died on Monday, 16 May 2011.Football Mourns Death of Wally May
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:May, Wally Essendon Football Club players Essendon Football Club Premiership players Sturt Football Club players Sturt Football Club coaches Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) 1926 births 2011 deaths Two-time VFL/AFL Premiership players