Charlie May (footballer)

Charlie May

Personal information
Birth	17 February 1899
Recruited from	Brunswick
Height and weight	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) / 67 kilograms (150 lb)
Playing career¹
Team(s)	Essendon (1922–26) 84 games, 3 goals
Coaching career¹
Team(s)	Essendon (1934–35) 36 games, 12 wins, 24 losses
¹ Statistics to end of 1935 season

Charlie "Chooka" May (born 17 February 1899, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with and coached Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was the father of double Essendon premiership player Wally May.

A centreman in his playing days, May was a member of Essendon's back to back premiership sides of 1923 and 1924. His last game of football was in the 1926 finals series where Essendon fell a goal short of qualifying for the Grand Final and May ended up with a suspension for striking Bob Corbett of Melbourne. He was non-playing coach of Essendon in 1934 and 1935 and it his later years remained involved with the club as a trainer. May also spent time in South Australia where he coached Glenelg Football Club.

References

• Charlie May (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Coaching record
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	May, Charlie
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Date of birth	17 February 1899
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