Ralph Gardiner (footballer)
| Ralph Gardiner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Balfour Gardiner | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Cudgen, New South Wales | ||
| Date of death | 3 May 1945 (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Sydney, New South Wales | ||
| Original team(s) | North Melbourne (VFA) | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1920–21 | Essendon | 8 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Balfour Gardiner (19 February 1897 – 3 May 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
He died in Sydney Hospital in May 1945 after being knocked over by a motorcyclist when alighting from a tram.[2][3]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 33, 498. New South Wales, Australia. 4 May 1945. p. 12.
- ^ "NATIONAL FOOTBALL". The Canberra Times. Vol. 19, no. 5455. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 22 May 1945. p. 4.
External links
[edit]- Ralph Gardiner's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ralph Gardiner at AustralianFootball.com
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