Cliff Riley

Cliff Riley
Personal information
Full name	Clifford David Riley
Date of birth	(1927-02-02) 2 February 1927 (age 97)
Place of birth	Ararat, Victoria
Original team(s)	University Blacks
Height	177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1951–52	St Kilda	16 (8)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Clifford David Riley (born 2 February 1927) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Riley enlisted in the Royal Australian Navy and served during the later part of World War II.^[2]

Riley's mother, Bea Riley was Australia's oldest person at 112 years old^[3] until her death in 2009.

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 749. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll: Riley, Clifford David". Department of Veterans Affairs.
3. Jackson, Andra (13 October 2008). "Australia's oldest citizen celebrates her 112th birthday". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

External links

• Cliff Riley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Cliff Riley at AustralianFootball.com