About Les Rippon
Lived 1875 – 1949 (aged 73). Les Rippon was an australian rules football player.
Leslie Herbert 'Les' Rippon (30 December 1875 – 27 September 1949) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He became one of the club's first premiership players, playing in the 1900 VFL Grand Final, under the captaincy of Dick Wardill. Rippon made his debut against in round 1 of the 1898 VFL season, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Family The son of Samuel Rippon (1845-1897), and Lucretia Eliza Rippon (1848-1899), née Butterworth, Leslie Herbert Rippon was born at St Kilda, Victoria on 30 December 1875.
His brothers, Norm and Harold, also played for Melbourne in the VFL.
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Who was Les Rippon?
Australian rules footballer
When was Les Rippon born?
Les Rippon was born on 30 December 1875 in St Kilda.
When did Les Rippon die?
Les Rippon died on 27 September 1949 in Ararat.
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Les Rippon was an australian rules football player.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Les Rippon. https://biography.guide/les-rippon/
MLA: "Les Rippon." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/les-rippon/.
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