Ray Hunt | |
Fullname: | Raymond Gilbert Hunt |
Birth Date: | 6 March 1918 |
Birth Place: | Marryatville, South Australia |
Debutdate: | Round 13, 1943 |
Debutteam: | Richmond |
Debutopponent: | Footsgray |
Debutstadium: | Western Oval |
Height: | 180 cm |
Weight: | 82 kg |
Statsend: | 1952 |
Years1: | 1936–1952 |
Club1: | Glenelg |
Games Goals1: | 206 (34) |
Years2: | 1943 |
Club2: | Richmond |
Games Goals2: | 6 (2) |
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Raymond Gilbert Hunt (6 March 1918 – 5 March 1989)[1] 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).
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.
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.