Ralph Gardiner (footballer) explained

Ralph Gardiner
Fullname:	Balfour Gardiner
Birth Date:	19 February 1897
Birth Place:	Cudgen, New South Wales
Death Place:	Sydney, New South Wales
Originalteam:	North Melbourne (VFA)
Height:	173 cm
Weight:	72 kg
Statsend:	1921
Years1:	1920–21
Games Goals1:	8 (3)

Balfour Gardiner (19 February 1897 – 3 May 1945) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

He died in Sydney Hospital in May 1945 after being knocked over by a motorcyclist when alighting from a tram.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 306.
2. News: Family Notices . The Sydney Morning Herald . 33,498 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 May 1945 . 12.
3. News: NATIONAL FOOTBALL . The Canberra Times . 19 . 5455 . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 22 May 1945 . 4.