Way grew up in the Western Australian goldfields and played football for Boulder City in the local league.
[3] In 1942, at the age of 18, he enlisted with the Royal Australian Navy and was sent to HMAS Cerberus in Victoria for training.
[4] During his time in Victoria, Way played eight VFL games for St Kilda, before discharging from the Navy at the year's end.
[5] While he studied at the University of Adelaide during the 1940s, Way was one of the leading centre half-forwards of the SANFL, playing with Norwood.
When he came back to Australia he joined the Royal Perth Hospital where he worked as a general surgeon until his retirement in 1989.