Australian Football

Ken Cunningham was a noteworthy SANFL umpire during the 1960s whose career included officiating at the 1963-4-5-6 Grand Finals. He also took charge of numerous interstate matches including three of the games at the 1966 Hobart carnival. 

In addition to his football umpiring, Cunningham was a talented cricketer who was a mainstay of South Australia’s Sheffield Shield team between 1960 and 1974. In 1967 he was selected in a second string Australian combination that toured New Zealand. Since the mid-1970s Cunningham - or ‘KG’ as he is popularly known - has remained in the public eye in a variety of media roles, including most recently that of co-host, with Graham Cornes, of Adelaide radio station FiveAA’s daily sports show.

Author - John Devaney