Teddy Rankin

This is the player profile for Teddy Rankin, born in Geelong, Victoria in 1872. He played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL.

Player Details

Name: Edwin Rankin
Full Name: Edwin Walter Rankin
Alias: Teddy Rankin
DOB: 11/03/1872
POB: Geelong, Victoria
DOD: 31/07/1944
POD: Geelong, Victoria
Height: 178cm
Weight: 74kg
VFL/AFL Position (est.): Rover / Key Defender

Player History

Full Team History: Geelong
Total Matches (Goals): 180 (35)
VFL/AFL Team History: Geelong (1897, 1899-1910)
VFL/AFL Matches (Goals): 180 (35)

Player Accolades

VFL/AFL Debutant: 19th player to debut for Geelong in the VFL/AFL
VFL/AFL Matches Played: 180 matches played for Geelong in the VFL/AFL (1897, 1899-1910), with 1 as captain

Season Chart

This chart is based on available data and may not reflect the true tallies of matches played.

Relatives Details

Parents

Walter Rankin - father
Sarah Rankin (née Austin) - mother

Siblings

Thomas Charles Rankin (b. 1881, d. 1958) - brother

Children

Albert Vivian Rankin (b. 1893, d. 1971) - son
Clifford Egerton Laure Rankin (b. 1896, d. 1975) - son
Edwin Douglas Rankin (b. 1915, d. 1987) - son
Eileen Isobel O'Donnell (née Rankin) (b. 1911, d. 2012) - daughter

Grandchildren

Graeme Charles O'Donnell (b. 1938, d. 2023) - grandson

Distant (Blood Relatives)

Gary O'Donnell (b. 1965) - 3rd degree

Links

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