About Don Rainsford
Lived 1937 – 1989 (aged 51). Don Rainsford was an australian rules football player.
Donald Edward Rainsford (17 September 1937 – 31 August 1989) was an Australian rules footballer and broadcaster who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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.
Radio and TV career
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.
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Who was Don Rainsford?
Australian rules footballer
When was Don Rainsford born?
Don Rainsford was born on 17 September 1937 in Deloraine.
When did Don Rainsford die?
Don Rainsford died on 31 August 1989.
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Don Rainsford was an australian rules football player.
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