Height/Weight 180 cm / 75 kg Weight 75 kg Name Ray Wilson | Years Club | |
Date of birth (1945-01-21) 21 January 1945 (age 70) Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team Melbourne University Football Club | ||
Ray Wilson (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. He played on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's 1971 Grand Final win over St Kilda.
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.
His son, Tony Wilson, is a writer, broadcaster and compere.
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