Ray Riddell
Appearance
Ray Riddell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Norman Raymond Riddell | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 1918 | ||
Place of birth | Thornbury, Victoria | ||
Date of death | 10 November 2013[1] | (aged 95)||
Place of death | Essendon, Victoria[2] | ||
Original team(s) | East Brunswick/Northcote | ||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1944–46 | Collingwood | 5 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Norman Raymond Riddell (26 March 1918 – 10 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.
Riddell's VFL career was limited due to the war, as he was at the time a Leading Aircraftman with the RAAF.[3] He played twice in the 1944 VFL season and his only appearance in 1945 was a preliminary final, which Collingwood lost. Riddell played in two further games in 1946.[4] He briefly coached Preston in 1951, as a replacement for Reg Ryan who left before the season concluded.
References
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- ^ Obituary in the Herald Sun, 13 November 2013
- ^ "Norman Raymond Riddell". Herald Sun.
- ^ The Argus, "Two Players Suspended", 16 August 1944, p. 11
- ^ "Ray Riddell". AFL Tables.
Categories:
- 1918 births
- 2013 deaths
- Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Northcote Football Club players
- Preston Football Club (VFA) coaches
- People from Thornbury, Victoria
- Royal Australian Air Force personnel of World War II
- Military personnel from Melbourne
- Australian rules biography, 1918 birth stubs