Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Des Healey (5 September 1927 – 18 March 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL with the Collingwood Football Club.After spending 3 years in the reserves team Healey finally broke into the senior side in 1948. He played every game in 1948 and missed only one in 1949 when he won interstate selection.The combination of Healey Thorold Merrett and Bill Twomey Jr. gave Collingwood a lethal centre line.