Wally May (11 September 1926 – 16 May 2011) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and later in the South Australian Football League SANFL. Recruited locally, Wally 'Chooka' May played as a ruckman and a defender for Essendon in 94 VFL games between 1947 and 1952. Runner-up in Essendon's best and fairest award in 1951, May asked for a clearance two years later to Sturt, and when this was refused, he stood out of football for a year until it was granted. Wally May died on Monday, 16 May 2011.