Ray Wilson | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Raymond Ian Wilson | ||
Date of birth | 21 January 1945 | ||
Original team(s) | University Blacks | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1966–1972 | Hawthorn | 105 (32) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1972. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Raymond Ian Wilson OAM (born 21 January 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Wilson, a wingman, made his debut for Hawthorn in 1966 and won that season's best and fairest award. [1] He played on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's 1971 Grand Final win over St Kilda. [2]
Before being recruited by Hawthorn he had captained University Blacks in the Victorian Amateur Football Association to the B Grade premiership in 1964 and the A Grade premiership the following year. [3]
His son, Tony Wilson, is a writer, broadcaster and compere. [4]
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