Jock McHale

James Francis McHale, known as Jock, lived from 12 December 1882 to 4 October 1953 and was an Australian rules football player and coach for the Collingwood Football Club in the Victorian Football League, in a career that extended from 1903 to 1949. Born in Botany, New South Wales, he moved to Melbourne as a child, debuted for Collingwood in 1903 and set a VFL record by playing 191 consecutive games between 1906 and 1917. He played 261 games, kicked 18 goals and was part of the 1910 premiership side. He is the most successful VFL and AFL coach of all time, having coached 714 games and led Collingwood to a record eight premierships.