| Keith Rae | |
 Rae on the eve of his 100th birthday in 2017 | |
| Birth: | 30 July 1917 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia |
| Death: | 23 December 2021 Victoria, Australia |
| Age: | 104 years, 146 days |
| Country: |  AUS
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| Centenarian | |
Keith Stanley Rae (30 July 1917 – 23 December 2021) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and Richmond in the Victorian Football League.
Biography[]
Keith Rae was born in Williamstown, Victoria, Australia on 30 July 1917.
Rae attended Footscray Technical School and did a welding course at the Williamstown Dockyards. He was spotted by Carlton's recruiter Newton Chandler whilst playing for the Williamstown Football Club and was invited to try out for the Carlton team as a wingman or pivot (centre). After playing two games for Carlton in 1939, he was called up by the Navy to serve on HMAS Nestor in World War II. In June 1942, Rae was on board when the Nestor was attacked and sunk. He survived, and returned to Australia in 1943.
After returning to service in 1944 and 1945, he switched to play for Richmond in 1946.
Following the death of Ken Feltscheer on 25 December 2017, Rae became the oldest living former AFL footballer.
Rae died in his sleep in McKenzie's Rosebrook facility, situated in Mornington Peninsula (near Melbourne), Victoria, Australia on 23 December 2021. at the age of 104 years, 146 days.
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References[]
- Will Rae Hold Carlton Pivot? Sporting Globe, 16 August 1939 (page 10)
- Two New Men at Richmond The Argus, 17 May 1946 (page 15)
- 100 up for one in a million Rae Carlton Football Club, 29 July 2017
- Keith Rae’s 100th Spirit of Carlton, 30 July 2017
- Oldest Surviving Footballers – Keith Rae The Footy Almanac, 3 July 2018
- 103 not out – A tribute to Carlton's Keith Rae Carlton Football Club, 29 July 2020
- Vale Keith Rae (carltonfc.com.au)