Les Rippon
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Leslie Herbert Rippon | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 1875 | ||
| Place of birth | St Kilda, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 September 1949 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Ararat, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield juniors[1] | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1902 | Melbourne | 55 (6) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1902. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Leslie Herbert 'Les' Rippon (30 December 1875 – 27 September 1949) was an
1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Rippon made his debut against Essendon in round 1 of the 1898 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2]
Family
The son of Samuel Rippon (1845-1897),[3] and Lucretia Eliza Rippon (1848-1899), née Butterworth,[4][5] Leslie Herbert Rippon was born at St Kilda, Victoria on 30 December 1875.[6]
His brothers, Norm and Harold, also played for Melbourne in the VFL.
References
- ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Heritage Numbers – 0 – 500". Melbourne Football Club. Archived from the original on 15 August 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Deaths: Rippon, The Argus, (Monday, 13 December 1897), p.1.
- ^ Marriages: Rippon—Butterworth, The Argus, (Friday, 25 August 1871), p.4.
- ^ Deaths: Rippon, The Age, (Tuesday, 26 September 1899), p.1.
- ^ Births: Rippon, The Age, (Thursday, 6 January 1876), p.2.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Les Rippon.
- Les Rippon's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Les Rippon at AustralianFootball.com
- Demonwiki profile