He married Patricia Mae Carter on 29 October 1951.
Vice-Captain of the senior team, and its regular full-back, McConnell was selected as its 20th man in the last match of the season, against Geelong.
[4] The first emergency, John Towner, was appointed 20th man for the match.
McConnell served on the Essendon Football Club's Committee (1957-1965), was its secretary (1973-1979), following the retirement of Bill Cookson, and was its first general manager (1980).
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub.