Dinny McKay

Dinny McKay
Personal information
Full name Denis McKay
Date of birth (1867-11-23)23 November 1867
Place of birth Ballarat
Date of death 17 August 1897(1897-08-17) (aged 29)
Place of death Melbourne
Original team(s) South Ballarat
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1885-1886 South Ballarat 7 (1)
1886–1891, 1894–1896 South Melbourne (VFA) 154 (123)
1892–1893 Richmond 31 (20)
1897 South Melbourne (VFL) 14 (14)
Total 206 (158)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1897.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Denis "Dinny" McKay (23 November 1867 – 17 August 1897) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) and Victorian Football League (VFL). He played with Richmond in 1892 and 1893, but otherwise was with South Melbourne until their final VFA season in 1896. His sudden death during the 1897 VFL season was considered a severe loss to football.