Ray Hunt (footballer)

Ray Hunt
Personal information
Birth 6 March 1918(1918-03-06)
Recruited from Glenelg
Height and weight 180cm / 82kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 13, 1940, Richmond v.
Footsgray, at Western Oval
Team(s)

Richmond (1943)[1] 6 games, 2 goals

Glenelg 1936-1943, 1945-52 206 games, 34 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1952 season
Career highlights
  • Glenelg, best and fairest 1939, 1946
  • Runner up Magarey Medal 1946
  • Inducted Glenelg Hall of Fame 2002

Ray Hunt (born 6 March 1918, date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Glenelg in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[1]

Hunt was a full back who played an attacking style.

During his 6 VFL games, in the 1943 season, he managed to kick 2 goals and play in the 1943 premiership side.[1]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b c Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 341. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.