Ray Hunt

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Career Highlights Glenelg
Glenelg 1936-1943, 1945-52 206 games 34 goals Glenelg, best and fairest 1939, 1946 Runner up Magarey Medal 1946 Inducted Glenelg Hall of Fame 2002
Career Highlights Richmond
Richmond 1943 6 games 2 goals Richmond Premiership Player

Ray Hunt (born 6 March 1918) was a full back who played an attacking style.

Hunt played 206 SANFL 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.

References

1. Wikipedia article

2. Pride of the Bay, by Peter Cornwall and John Wood