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Doug Ringrose
Personal information
Full name Douglas Leslie Ringrose
Date of birth 4 August 1900
Place of birth Hobart, Tasmania
Date of death 28 December 1953(1953-12-28) (aged 53)
Place of death Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria[1]
Original team(s) Brighton (VFA)
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Weight 63 kg (139 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1928–1929 Fitzroy 35 (30)
Coaching career
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
1929 Fitzroy 10 (2–8–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Douglas Leslie Ringrose (4 August 1900 – 28 December 1953)[2] was an Australian rules footballer who played for and coached Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1920s.

Ringrose, who came from Brighton, was a handy player for Fitzroy in his two seasons, averaging almost a goal a game. He spent the majority of the 1929 season as playing coach of Fitzroy, with the club managing just two wins.

References

  1. ^ "Death of former footballer". The Herald. No. 23, 897. Victoria, Australia. 29 December 1953. p. 9.
  2. ^ Donald, Chris (2002). Fitzroy: For The Love of the Jumper. Pan Macmillan Australia. ISBN 978-1-877029-18-9.