Ron Rhodes

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Ron Rhodes
Personal information
Full name Ronald Thomas Rhodes
Date of birth(1932-11-17)17 November 1932
Date of death 24 May 2021(2021-05-24) (aged 88)
Original team(s) Princes Hill
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 85.5 kg (188 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1954 Carlton 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1954.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ronald Thomas Rhodes (17 November 1932 – 24 May 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1] [2]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2009). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (8th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 698. ISBN   978-1-921496-00-4.
  2. De Bolfo, Tony. "Remembering Ron Rhodes, a Blueboy born and bred". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 2 September 2021.


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