George Rankine

George Rankine
George Rankine
Personal information
Full name	George Leopold Rankine
Date of birth	4 November 1884
Place of birth	Warrnambool, Victoria
Date of death	26 July 1945 (aged 60)
Place of death	Murray Bridge, South Australia
Playing career1
Years	Club
1908	Richmond
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

George Leopold Rankine (4 November 1884 – 26 July 1945), known as "Leo", was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Family

The son of Henry George Rankine, and Eva Anne Rankine, née Crossley, George Leopold Rankine was born at Warrnambool on 4 November 1884.

He married Guelda Delicia Eunice Smith on 11 August 1923.^[2] Their son, Bryce Crossley Rankine (1925-2013), B.Sc., M.Sc., D.Sc., was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 1986 Australia Day Honours for service to wine industry technology and to education.^[3]

Football

He played two First XVIII matches for Richmond: against University on 4 July 1908, and against Fitzroy on 11 July 1908.^[4]

After football

He was employed for many years as a Government Stock Inspector.^[5]

Death

He died on 6 July 1945.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Notes

^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 730. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
^ Rankine—Smith, The Argus, (Saturday, 15 September 1923), p.17.
^ "Dr Bryce Crossley Rankine". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2019.
^ Most of the press reports refer to him as "Rankin", without an "e".
^ Personal, The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, (Friday, 8 July 1921), p.2; Mr. Leo Rankine Farewelled, The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, (Friday, 26 Aug 1921), p.3.
^ "Family Notices". The Advertiser. South Australia. 27 July 1945. p. 14.
^ Deaths: Rankine, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 July 1945), p.18.
^ Obituary: Mr. George Leopold (Leo) Rankine, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Saturday, 18 August 1945), p.10.

External links

George Rankine's playing statistics from AFL Tables
George Rankine at AustralianFootball.com
George Leopold Rankine, at Murray Bridge Cemetery.

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[encyc-1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 730. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.

[2] Rankine—Smith, The Argus, (Saturday, 15 September 1923), p.17.

[3] "Dr Bryce Crossley Rankine". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2019.

[4] Most of the press reports refer to him as "Rankin", without an "e".

[5] Personal, The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, (Friday, 8 July 1921), p.2; Mr. Leo Rankine Farewelled, The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser, (Friday, 26 Aug 1921), p.3.

[6] "Family Notices". The Advertiser. South Australia. 27 July 1945. p. 14.

[7] Deaths: Rankine, The Argus, (Saturday, 28 July 1945), p.18.

[8] Obituary: Mr. George Leopold (Leo) Rankine, The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Saturday, 18 August 1945), p.10.

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