Ian Nankervis

Ian Nankervis, Australian footballer

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Born: January 3, 1948
Age in 2026: 78
Zodiac sign: Capricorn
Birth year: 1948

About Ian Nankervis

Ian James Nankervis is a former Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Nankervis played for Geelong for 17 seasons and was captain from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1983. Nankervis held the record of most senior level games for Geelong with 325 VFL games. Nankervis also represented Victoria at state level on 12 occasions. Enright's record was surpassed by Joel Selwood who played his 333rd game in a Semi Final on 3 September 2021 – leaving Nankervis in 3rd place. Initially he played mainly as a forward pocket-rover, scoring a creditable 203 goals.

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Ian Nankervis timeline

1978Nankervis played for Geelong for 17 seasons and was captain from 1978 to 1981, and again in 1983.
2021Enright's record was surpassed by Joel Selwood who played his 333rd game in a Semi Final on 3 September 2021 – leaving Nankervis in 3rd place.

The world when Ian Nankervis was born

Ian Nankervis was born in 1948. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1948

#1 song"Twelfth Street Rag" – Pee Wee Hunt
Top movieHamlet
Top TV showTexaco Star Theater (Milton Berle)
Best-selling bookThe Naked and the Dead – Norman Mailer

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentCleveland Indians win the World Series
Top headlineState of Israel declared
Technology milestoneLong-playing vinyl record (LP) introduced
Defining fadTelevision sets in homes
Notable inventionVelcro
World population2.50 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
Sports championCleveland Indians (World Series)
Also wonBaltimore Bullets (BAA)
U.S. population146.6M

1948 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ian Nankervis's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1948	2026
Gas	$0.26	$3.45/gal
Average home	$8,300	$435,000
Average income	$5,000	$67,500
Minimum wage	$0.40	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$0.40	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.03	$0.73
Population	146.6M	341 million

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