William Healy McNamara (8 June 1876 – 21 November 1959)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
[2] One of the ten children of John Joseph McNamara (1843-1921),[3] and, Catherine Mary McNamara (1848-1914), née Enright,[4] William Healy McNamara was born at Port Fairy, Victoria on 8 June 1876.
[5][6] They had six children; one of whom, William Patrick McNamara (1912–1983), played VFL football for both Melbourne and South Melbourne.
McNamara was a wingman at Carlton for six seasons;[7] he left the club after not being picked for the 1904 finals.
[9] He died at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria on 21 November 1959.