Brian Buckley (political advisor)

Brian William Buckley (29 March 1935 – 26 May 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

After football he became a teacher, journalist, a political press secretary for Phillip Lynch and then a political consultant. Married twice, including to former mayor of the City of Yarra, Jackie Fristacky, Buckley died in 2013 from cancer.