Doug Rankin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetDoug Rankin
Australian footballer
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1915
Place of Birth: Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 07-Jan-1987
Profession: Australian rules footballer
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Doug Rankin
- Edwin Douglas "Doug" Rankin (21 December 1915 – 7 January 1987) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).Rankin was the son of Teddy Rankin, a former Geelong player who made 180 VFL appearances for the club.
- Doug's half brothers, Cliff and Bert, both also played over 100 games with Geelong.
- Other members of the Rankin family also played for Geelong.A Guild Scouts recruit, Rankin played nine games for Geelong as a forward, five in the 1938 VFL season and four in the 1939 season.
- In April 1939 he suffered a serious knee injury, from which he struggled to recover.
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