Graeme O'Donnell
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Graeme O'Donnell | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Graeme Charles O'Donnell | ||
Date of birth | 19 July 1938 | ||
Date of death | 22 August 2023 | (aged 85)||
Original team(s) | Geelong West | ||
Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1961–62 | Geelong | 7 (4) | |
1963–64 | North Melbourne | 16 (18) | |
Total | 23 (22) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1964. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Graeme Charles O'Donnell (19 July 1938 – 22 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] His son, Gary, was a premiership player and captain with Essendon in the 1980s and 1990s.
Personal life and death
Graeme O'Donnell was the son of Leo O'Donnell and Eileen O'Donnell (née Rankin). His mother was the daughter of Teddy Rankin and the sister of Bert, Cliff and Doug Rankin. Graeme was the father of both Gary O'Donnell and Shelley O'Donnell. Gary played for Essendon between 1987 and 1998 and Shelley is a former Australia netball international. [2][3][4]
O'Donnell died on 22 August 2023, at the age of 85.[5]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "King-sized satisfaction as Rams reach the peak at last". www.theage.com.au. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ "Parliament of Victoria – Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)" (PDF). www.parliament.vic.gov.au. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ^ J. Ross (ed.), 100 Years of Australian Football, Ringwood, 1996, pp. 339,352; M. Maplestone, Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club, 1872–1996, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 561.
- ^ "Graeme O'Donnell". Australian Football. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
External links
- Graeme O'Donnell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Graeme O'Donnell at AustralianFootball.com
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- 1938 births
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- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Geelong Football Club players
- North Melbourne Football Club players
- Geelong West Football Club players
- Rankin family of Geelong