Graeme O'Donnell
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1938–2023)}}
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{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Graeme O'Donnell
| image =
| fullname = Graeme Charles O'Donnell
| birth_date = {{birth date|1938|07|19|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date = {{death date and age|2023|08|22|1938|07|19|df=y}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Geelong West
| height = 174 cm
| weight = 72 kg
| position =
| statsend = 1964
| years1 = 1961–62
| club1 = {{AFL Gee}}
| games_goals1 = 7 (4)
| years2 = 1963–64
| club2 = {{AFL NM}}
| games_goals2 = 16 (18)
| games_goalstotal = 23 (22)
| careerhighlights =
}}
Graeme Charles O'Donnell (19 July 1938 – 22 August 2023) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=667}} His son, Gary, was a premiership player and captain with Essendon in the 1980s and 1990s.
Personal life and death
Graeme O'Donnell was the son of Leo O'Donnell and Eileen O'Donnell (née Rankin). His mother was the daughter of Teddy Rankin and the sister of Bert, Cliff and Doug Rankin. Graeme was the father of both Gary O'Donnell and Shelley O'Donnell. Gary played for Essendon between 1987 and 1998 and Shelley is a former Australia netball international. {{Cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/king-sized-satisfaction-as-rams-reach-the-peak-at-last-20080407-ge6xqo.html|title=King-sized satisfaction as Rams reach the peak at last|publisher=www.theage.com.au|date=7 April 2008|accessdate=23 January 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/images/stories/daily-hansard/Assembly_2011/Assembly_Daily_Extract_23_March_2011_from_Book_4.pdf|title=Parliament of Victoria – Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)|publisher=www.parliament.vic.gov.au|date=23 March 2011|accessdate=23 January 2021}}J. Ross (ed.), 100 Years of Australian Football, Ringwood, 1996, pp. 339,352; M. Maplestone, Flying Higher: History of the Essendon Football Club, 1872–1996, Melbourne, 1996, pp. 561.
O'Donnell died on 22 August 2023, at the age of 85.{{cite web |title=Graeme O'Donnell |url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/graeme%2Bo%2527donnell/9287 |website=Australian Football |access-date=28 September 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{AFL Tables|ref=G/Graeme_ODonnell.html}}
- {{AustralianFootball|ref=graeme%2Bo%2527donnell/9287}}
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Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Category:Geelong Football Club players
Category:North Melbourne Football Club players
Category:Geelong West Football Club players