Harold Rippon
Harold Holt Rippon (23 February 1874 – 16 January 1917) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Harold Rippon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Holt Rippon | ||
| Date of birth | 23 February 1874 | ||
| Place of birth | Collingwood, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 16 January 1917 (aged 42) | ||
| Place of death | Albert, Somme, France | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1900 | Melbourne | 5 (0) | |
| 1903 | South Melbourne | 5 (0) | |
| Total | 10 (0) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1903. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Rippon played five times for Melbourne in the 1898 VFL season and on one occasion, against St Kilda, appeared with his brothers Les and Norm Rippon.[1][2]
He was a Private in the 2nd Pioneer Battalion during World War I and in 1917 died of wounds sustained while fighting in the Western Front.[3]
References
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Bas Publishing. p. 751. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Harold Rippon". AFL Tables.
- "Roll of Honour – Harold Holt Rippon". Australian War Memorial.
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