For other persons named Don McKenzie, see Donald McKenzie (disambiguation).

Don McKenzie (born 22 July 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray

Western Bulldogs

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 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1960s.

McKenzie played 137 games for Footscray but didn't get to play finals football. He kicked 128 goals with a best season tally coming in 1969 when he kicked 32 goals. McKenzie played his last game in 1970 before leaving Footscray and in 1972 won the J. J. Liston Trophy

J. J. Liston Trophy

The J. J. Liston Trophy is awarded to the best and fairest senior player in the Victorian Football League .-History:The VFA awarded the Recorder Cup from 1923 to 1941, and also ran a different award known as the VFA Medal .After a hiatus in 1942 to 1944 due to World War II, a best and fairest award...

 while captaining and coaching Sunshine

Sunshine Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football Association

Victorian Football League

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. During the 1978 VFL season he took over coaching duties at Footscray from Bill Goggin

Bill Goggin

William "Bill" Goggin is a former Australian rules football player in the Victorian Football League for Geelong Football Club and later coached Footscray and Geelong football clubs. Goggin ranks as one of Geelong's greatest ever players in a career that spanned more than a decade...

and remained coach until the end of 1979.

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