Ray Hunt
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| + | *GFC League Player Number: 193 | ||
| + | *GFC League Debut: Round 2, 1936 | ||
*Glenelg 1936-1943, 1945-52 | *Glenelg 1936-1943, 1945-52 | ||
** 206 games | ** 206 games | ||
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* Runner up Magarey Medal 1946 | * Runner up Magarey Medal 1946 | ||
* Inducted Glenelg Hall of Fame 2002 | * Inducted Glenelg Hall of Fame 2002 | ||
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| + | ! style="background:black; color:gold" | Career Highlights Richmond | ||
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| + | *Richmond 1943 | ||
| + | ** 6 games | ||
| + | ** 2 goals | ||
| + | * Richmond Premiership Player | ||
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| - | Hunt | + | [[File:RHuntGlenelg.jpg|thumb|left|Ray Hunt]] |
| - | He also played 6 games for Richmond in the VFL in 1943, including playing in the premiership side off a half back flank. | + | == Biographical == |
| + | *Born: 06 March 1918 | ||
| + | *Height: 180 cm | ||
| + | *Weight: 82 kg | ||
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| + | *Recruited from: | ||
| + | *GFC League Debut:1936 | ||
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| + | Ray Hunt was a full back who played an attacking style. | ||
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| + | Hunt played 206 games for Glenelg (then a club record) and kicked 34 goals for both the Bays and the West Adelaide-Glenelg war time combination. He was Glenelg's best and fairest award recipient in 1939 and 1946, and was runner-up to Bob Hank of West Torrens in the 1946 Magarey Medal. He represented South Australia 8 times. | ||
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| + | He also played 6 games for Richmond in the VFL in 1943, including playing in the premiership side off a half back flank. In this Grand Final Richmond defeated Essendon, whose team included former Glenelg team-mate [[Gordon Abbott]]. | ||
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| + | He is the father of [[Chris Hunt]]. | ||
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| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | [[Gallery Ray Hunt|Gallery pictures]] | ||
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2. Pride of the Bay, by Peter Cornwall and John Wood | 2. Pride of the Bay, by Peter Cornwall and John Wood | ||
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| + | 3. [http://stats.rleague.com/afl/stats/players/R/Ray_Hunt.html stats.rleague.com] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Players|Hunt, Ray]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Hall of Fame|Hunt, Ray]] | ||
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Biographical
- Born: 06 March 1918
- Height: 180 cm
- Weight: 82 kg
- Recruited from:
- GFC League Debut:1936
Guernsey Number:
Ray Hunt was a full back who played an attacking style.
Hunt played 206 games for Glenelg (then a club record) and kicked 34 goals for both the Bays and the West Adelaide-Glenelg war time combination. He was Glenelg's best and fairest award recipient in 1939 and 1946, and was runner-up to Bob Hank of West Torrens in the 1946 Magarey Medal. He represented South Australia 8 times.
He also played 6 games for Richmond in the VFL in 1943, including playing in the premiership side off a half back flank. In this Grand Final Richmond defeated Essendon, whose team included former Glenelg team-mate Gordon Abbott.
He is the father of Chris Hunt.
See also
References
2. Pride of the Bay, by Peter Cornwall and John Wood
