[1] Ruddell was a key player in Essendon's defence in what was a strong decade for the club, just once in his nine seasons did they miss out on the finals.
Usually a fullback, it was in that position that he played in the Bombers' 1942 and 1946 VFL premiership sides.
He was later captain-coach of Camberwell in the Victorian Football Association in 1950, playing eight games.
[2] Ruddell also served in the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1917 is a stub.