Ray Houston

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Ray Houston
Personal information
Full name Ray Houston
Date of birth (1933-06-01) 1 June 1933 (age 87)
Place of birth Sydney
Date of death 18 September 2018
Place of death Belmont, New South Wales
Original team(s) Eastern Suburbs
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Position(s) Ruck / Defence
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1952–55 St Kilda 34 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1955.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ray Houston (born 1 June 1933) was a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). [1]

Notes

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 411. ISBN   978-1-921496-32-5.



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