Vale Kenny Williams – Swans’ song leader and Blood brother to all

As the Swans’ greatest supporter, Kenny Williams was a friend, father-figure and ‘hydration specialist’ to Sydney players for 40 years. This week, club legends paid tribute to a life lived in the winner’s circle

After 40 years at the Sydney Swans, the club’s most loyal and identifiable supporter, Kenny Williams, passed away last week aged 93.

Kenny Williams knew devotion. He knew it well. Seventy-one years lovingly spent with his wife, Yvonne. Every penny he earned as an apprentice jockey sent home to his mum and sister. And of course, a lifetime spent reverently in red and white.

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