Thomas Charles Rankin (3 May 1881 – 18 February 1958) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). His brother,

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(known as ‘Teddy’) and other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong. Rankin got off to a promising start in the 1904 and early 1905 seasons, but his career was compromised by serious injuries to his knee and kidney sustained during a match in May 1905. He married Adeline Harrison and raised a family of ten children. After football, he remained in Geelong where he worked as a gardener and greenkeeper.J. and J. McDonald, ''Three William McDonalds'', Canberra, 2010, pp. 91-93.

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* * 1881 births 1958 deaths Australian rules footballers from Geelong Geelong Football Club players

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