Ray Riddell

Norman Raymond Riddell (26 March 1918 – 10 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1940s.

Ray Riddell
Riddell in 1945
Personal information
Full name	Norman Raymond Riddell
Date of birth	26 March 1918
Place of birth	Thornbury, Victoria
Date of death	10 November 2013(2013-11-10) (aged 95)[1]
Place of death	Essendon, Victoria[2]
Original team(s)	East Brunswick/Northcote
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1944–46	Collingwood	5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Riddell's VFL career was limited due to the war, as he was at the time a Leading Aircraftman with the RAAF.^[3] He played twice in the 1944 VFL season and his only appearance in 1945 was a preliminary final, which Collingwood lost. Riddell played in two further games in 1946.^[4] He briefly coached Preston in 1951, as a replacement for Reg Ryan who left before the season concluded.