Rex Ritchie
FullnameReginald Francis Ritchie
Birth date24 December 1914
Birth placeCroydon, Victoria
Death date1 April 2006 (aged 91)[1]
Death placeRingwood East, Victoria
OriginalteamPreston (VFA)
Height177 cm
Weight75 kg
Statsend1947
Years 11934
Club 1Preston (VFA)
Games goals 16 (0)
Years 21936–1942, 1946–1947
Club 2South Melbourne
Games goals 289 (1)

Reginald Francis "Rex" Ritchie (24 December 1914 – 1 April 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL. Ritchie was a defender and won the South Melbourne Best and Fairest award in 1941.

Ritchie's time at South Melbourne was interrupted by his service in the Australian Army during World War II.[2]

References

  1. ^ Obituary in the Herald Sun, 3 April 2006
  2. ^ "World War II Roll: Ritchie, Reginald Francis". Department of Veterans Affairs.