About Geoff Ainsworth
Lived 1946 – 2011 (aged 64). Geoff Ainsworth was an australian rules football player.
Geoffrey William Ainsworth (27 May 1946 – 2 February 2011) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
History The son of a local lawyer, William Charles Ainsworth, Geoff matriculated to the University of Melbourne in 1965, where he was resident at Trinity College. He represented the college in tennis, athletics, cricket and football, and also played football with the University Blues, where he was noticed by the senior teams.
Ainsworth played in jersey no. 25 with Geelong, who used him as a defender in the back pocket over the course of his eight-season career. He was a member of Geelong's losing 1967 VFL Grand Final side in his first year at the club.
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Who was Geoff Ainsworth?
Australian rules footballer (1946-2011)
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Geoff Ainsworth was born on 27 May 1946.
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Geoff Ainsworth died on 2 February 2011.
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Geoff Ainsworth was an australian rules football player.
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