Ray Garby Explained
| Ray Garby |
| Fullname: | Raymond Joseph Garby |
| Birth Date: | 16 January 1923 |
| Death Place: | Rosebud, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Cohuna |
| Debutdate: | Round 1, 1946 |
| Debutteam: | Carlton |
| Debutopponent: | South Melbourne |
| Debutstadium: | Junction Oval |
| Height: | 179 cm |
| Weight: | 83.5 kg |
| Statsend: | 1950 |
| Years1: | 1946–1950 |
| Club1: | Carlton |
| Games Goals1: | 85 (123) |
| Careerhighlights: | - Premiership Player : 1947
- Club Leading Goalkicker 1948 equal 39 goals
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Raymond Joseph Garby (16 January 1923 – 15 March 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Family
The son of Samuel George Garby (1887-1959), and Mary Elizabeth Garby (1912-2007), née Bailey,[2] Raymond Joseph Garby was born on 16 January 1923.
He married Jean Foley (1924-2012) in 1947.[3]
Death
He died on 15 March 2009.[4]
References
- World War Two Nominal Roll: Gunner Raymond Joseph Garby (VX139430), National Archives of Australia.
- Kneebone, Harry, "Victoria's Last-Minute Victory: S.S. Loses Match but Wind Prestige", The (Adelaide) Advertiser, (Monday, 25 July 1949), p.9.
- Garby's 18 Goals, The Age, (Monday, 11 June 1951), p.10.
- De Bolfo, Anthony, "Vale Ray Garby", Blueseum, 17 March 2009.
External links
Notes and References
- De Bolfo (2009).
- https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TdpUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=q5ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7176%2C4651622 Deaths: Garby, The Age, (Monday, 22 February 1971), p.15.
- http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22381858 Engagements Announced: Foley—Garby, The Argus, (Wednesday, 4 December 1946), p.11.
- His tombstone states that he died on 15 March 2009, not 14 March 2009. (Raymond Joseph Garby 16 Jan 1923 - 15 Mar 2009, billiongraves.com.
