Don Rainsford

Donald Edward Rainsford (17 September 1937 – 31 August 1989)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Don Rainsford
Personal information
Full name Donald Edward Rainsford
Date of birth (1937-09-17)17 September 1937
Place of birth Deloraine, Tasmania
Date of death 31 August 1989(1989-08-31) (aged 51)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Burnie (NWFU)
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1959 Carlton 3 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Claude Edward Rainsford (1905–1963) and Elsie Louisa Rainsford, née Smith (1909–1992), Donald Edward Rainsford and his twin brother Malcolm John Rainsford were born at Deloraine, Tasmania on 17 September 1937.

Death

Don Rainsford died of cancer aged 51 in 1989, leaving behind a widow and three children. A memorial plaque can be found at the Scottsdale Cemetery in Tasmania.

Notes

  1. "Don Rainsford - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 686. ISBN 978-1-921496-00-4.
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