Geelong is mourning the passing of former Cat Graeme O’Donnell who passed away this week.

O’Donnell played seven games for the Cats across the 1961-1962 seasons where he kicked four goals in the number 14 guernsey.

O’Donnell would go on to play a further 16 games for North Melbourne for a total of 23 games across four seasons before retiring in 1964.

He was a direct relation to the famous Geelong footballing family, the Rankins, via his mother who was the daughter of Cats Hall of Fame member Teddy Rankin.

His son Gary was a former captain of Essendon and his daughter Shelley represented Australia 84 times in Netball.

*Photo Courtesy of Bob Gartland collection.