Harold Cecil Bray[2] (5 July 1920 – 27 June 1999)[3] was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Harold Bray | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Harold Cecil Bray | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 27 June 1999 (aged 78)[1] | ||
| Original team(s) | Prahran (VFA) | ||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1941–1952 | St Kilda | 156 (15) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1952. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Bray was recruited to the Saints from Prahran in 1941 and for the next ten years served the club with distinction as a pacy centreman.
He fell two votes shy of winning the Brownlow Medal in his final season, 1952,[4] after finishing third in 1949[5] and second in 1947.[6]
He did, however, twice win St.Kilda's best and fairest award in 1945 and 1947 and also represented the VFL in interstate football.
Personal life
editBray served as a private in the Australian Army during the Second World War.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Service was conducted at Fawkner Memorial Park for Harold Cecil BRAY Age : 78 on the 30-June-1999". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
- ^ BRAY HAROLD CECIL
- ^ "Harold Bray – Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "1952 - Dramatic finish to Brownlow voting". The Argus. 4 September 1952. p. 8. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "1949 - Clegg believes switch won him medal". The Herald. 1 September 1949. p. 24. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "1947 - Deacon wins from Bray". The Argus. 4 September 1947. p. 20. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "World War Two Service". Australian Government – Department of Veteran's Affairs. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
External links
edit- Harold Bray's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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