Sam Kekovich

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sam Kekovich
Occupation	Sportscaster
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1950(1950-03-11)
Age	74
Birthplace	Manjimup
Country	Australia
Birth City	Western Australia
Horoscope	Pisces

Sam Kekovich Biography

Sam Kekovich is one of the most popular and richest Sportscaster who was born on March 11, 1950 in Manjimup, Western Australia, Australia. Australian rules soccer broadcaster, famous for his comments in ABC’s “The Fat”. He played of the North Melbourne Kangaroos, winning an Australian premiership in the year 1975.

The duo of He and Alastair Clarkson are both famous former players for the North Melbourne Kangaroos. are both well-known former players of The North Melbourne Kangaroos.

After playing 124 VFL games for the Kangaroos, between 1968 and 1976, he moved to Collingwood in 1977, but only played four games, retiring from the VFL that season. His football career did not end, as he switched to play in the Victorian Football Association for the Prahran Football Club; he played 26 games for the Two Blues and played in the 1978 VFA Premiership side against Preston at the Junction Oval.

Kekovich started his senior football career with Victorian Football League (VFL) club North Melbourne (Kangaroos) in 1968. The following year he won the club’s best and fairest award and was the top goalkicker with 56 goals. He played a key role in the club’s first premiership win in 1975 by assisting ruckman Mick Nolan by contesting boundary throw-ins, in which he won most of the hit outs against Hawthorn’s top ruckman Don Scott.

The brother of his, Brian previously played with Carlton Football Club.

Sam Kekovich Net Worth

Sam Kekovich is one of the richest Sportscaster from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sam Kekovich 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born within Western Australia in a football family. He signed with the Kangaroos in the year 1968.

He released a spoken word album titled “You Know it Makes Sense” that has been nominated as the Best Comedy Album in the 2002 ARIA Music Awards.

Sam Kekovich (born 11 March 1950) is an Australian media personality, sports commentator, Australian ‘Lambassador’ and former Australian rules football player.

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Michael was killed, aged 17, when he was hit by a motor-car whilst on a training run in High Street, Doncaster (near Curnola Avenue) on Saturday evening 26 June 1971.

Facts & Trivia

Sam Ranked on the list of most popular Sportscaster. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Sam Kekovich celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

Kekovich’s direct-to-camera TV monologues are done deadpan and use wide- ranging cultural references. Created by the writers of The Fat, the monologues were first piloted with AFL player John Platten and boxer Spike Cheney before the ABC asked Kekovich to perform. The ‘rants’ normally place in contrast many disparate or incongruous verbal images and ideas, ending with the trademark, “You know it makes sense. I’m Sam Kekovich.” The ABC released a spoken word album, You Know it Makes Sense, which was nominated in the ‘Best Comedy’ category of the ARIA Music Awards of 2002. Kekovich has performed these ‘rants’ in commercials for North Melbourne Football Club membership drives and Dan Murphy’s bottle shops.

What is Sam kekovich background?

He was born in Manjimup, WA, to Yugoslav parents who had emigrated to Australia after the war. He won North Melbourne’s best and fairest in 1969, but in the years ahead the relationship was fiery.

What football team did Sam kekovich play for?

Sam Kekovich
Position(s)| Midfielder / Forward
Playing career1
Years| Club| Games (Goals)
1968–1976| North Melbourne| 124 (228)

How old is Sam kekovich?

72 years (March 11, 1950)

Where was Sam Kekovich born?

Manjimup, Australia

Who is the guy in the lamb ads?

Unsurprisingly, this plan involves lamb. Enlisting the help of media personality and former Australian rules footballer Sam Kekovich — who always makes an appearance in the ads — the university duo create a big lamb fiesta which puts Australia back on the map.