Ray Horwood
| Ray Horwood | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ray Horwood | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1927 | ||
| Date of death | 15 October 2009 (aged 81) | ||
| Original team(s) | Collingwood Technical School | ||
| Height | 157 cm (5 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 60.5 kg (133 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1946–49, 1953–1954 | Collingwood | 55 (13) | |
| 1950–52 | Richmond | 27 (26) | |
| Total | 82 (39) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ray Horwood (1 December 1927 – 15 October 2009) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
In early 1953, Horwood trained with the Richmond Football Club.[2] He later went back to Collingwood in 1953 [3] and managed to play two senior games in 1954.
Horwood purchased a sport store in Sanger St, Corowa and played with Corowa Football Club in 1955 in the Ovens and Murray Football League.[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 409. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- ^ "1953 - "Former Richmond men try again."". The Argus. 13 March 1953. p. 7 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1954 - Magpie Shock by Naming Horwood". The Argus. 7 May 1954. p. 24 – via Trove Newspapers.
- ^ "1954 - Ray Horwood". The Corowa Free Press. 31 August 1954. p. 3 – via Trove Newspapers.
External links
[edit]- Ray Horwood's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile on Collingwood Forever