About Frank Keppel
Lived 1899 – 1975 (aged 75). Frank Keppel was an australian rules football player.
Francis Sylvester Keppel (8 December 1899 – 4 February 1975) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Keppel spent much of the 1920s playing with the Thornton Football Club, but was with Cobden when he was invited by the Geelong committee to train with the VFL club.
Already 27 years of age, Keppel had a brief stint in the Geelong seconds before appearing with the seniors for the final eight games of the 1927 season.
He played 12 matches in each of the next two seasons and was a wingman in the Geelong team which lost the 1930 VFL Grand Final, his last game.
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Who was Frank Keppel?
Australian rules footballer
When was Frank Keppel born?
Frank Keppel was born on 8 December 1899 in Marysville.
When did Frank Keppel die?
Frank Keppel died on 4 February 1975 in Ashwood.
What was Frank Keppel's occupation?
Frank Keppel was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Frank Keppel. https://biography.guide/frank-keppel/
MLA: "Frank Keppel." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/frank-keppel/.
Chicago: "Frank Keppel." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/frank-keppel/.
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