Ray Preston (Australian footballer) explained

Ray Preston
Fullname:Rayner Noel Preston
Birth Date:27 December 1930
Death Date:[1]
Originalteam:Ardmona, City United
Height:170 cm
Weight:70 kg
Statsend:1953
Years1:1953
Games Goals1:7 (0)

Rayner Noel Preston (27 December 1930 – 8 June 2015) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]

Preston was recruited from Shepparton club, City United in the Goulburn Valley Football League after he won the club's 1952 best and fairest award.[3]

Preston, (Wangaratta FC) won the 1955 Morris Medal in the Ovens & Murray Football League, with 22 votes, with Alby Rodda from Myrtleford, second on 20 votes.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Raynor Noel Preston - Death Notice . Herald Sun newspaper . 24 February 2024 . 8 June 2015.
  2. Book: The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 . Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim . 2014 . 10th . 978-1-921496-32-5 . BAS Publishing . Seaford, Victoria . 719.
  3. Web site: 1953 - Preston played with South Melbourne . Trove Newspapers . Record . 20 August 2020 . 1 . 4 April 1953.