Cliff Riley

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Cliff Riley
Personal information
Full name Clifford David Riley
Date of birth (1927-02-02) 2 February 1927 (age 94)
Place of birth Ararat, Victoria
Original team(s) University Blacks
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1951–52 St Kilda 16 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clifford David Riley (born 2 February 1927) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Riley enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and served during the later part of World War II. [2]

Riley's mother, Bea Riley was Australia's oldest person at 112 years old [3] until her death in 2009.

Notes

  1. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 749. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ↑ "World War II Roll: Riley, Clifford David". Department of Veterans Affairs.
  3. ↑ Jackson, Andra (13 October 2008). "Australia's oldest citizen celebrates her 112th birthday". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

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