Jeff Bray (footballer)

Jeff Bray
Personal information
Full nameJeff Bray
Date of birth19 May 1938
Date of death24 May 2006 (aged 68)
Height/Weight184 cm / 91 kg
Position(s)Centre half back
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1956-63, 1967–70
1964–66		West Adelaide (SANFL)
South Melbourne (VFL)		196 (83)
34 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1970 season.
Career highlights

Jeff Bray (19 May 1938 - 24 May 2006)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Biography

Bray, a solidly built centre half back, won West Adelaide's Best & Fairest award in 1960 and 1963. In the second of those two years he was also the 'The Advertiser Player of the Year' and represented South Australia, for one of eight times during his career, to a rare win over rivals Victoria at the MCG (The Croweaters first win over the Big V in Melbourne for 37 years). He was also member of West Adelaide's 1961 premiership team.

He had a three year stint at South Melbourne in the 1960s but his appearances were restricted through injury.

Bray was an inaugural inductee into the West Adelaide Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2006 Bray died from amyloidosis brought on by heart complications and the following year was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame.

References

  1. ↑ "Jeff Bray - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 17 November 2014.