Career
When George was a youngster, his family moved to Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and it was in the Soo that he first learned the game of hockey. McNamara made his professional hockey debut playing with the Sault Ste.
Marie Marlboros of the International Hockey League during the 1906–1907 season.
The International Hockey League folded in 1907 when a purely amateur game in Canada finally gave way to professional leagues and the top Canadian players were lured back to Canada to play. McNamara, a big, rugged defenceman, was in high demand among Canadian professional clubs, playing with four different clubs in four different leagues from 1908 to 1913.
McNamara was one of the best open ice checkers of his day. After returning from the service, McNamara became the coach of the Sault Ste.
George and Howard founded the McNamara Construction Company and developed it into a prosperous firm.
McNamara was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958.