Ray Wilson (Australian rules footballer)
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Ray Wilson is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn
in the VFL
.
Wilson was a wingman and made his debut for Hawthorn in 1966, winning that season's Hawthorn 'Best and Fairest'
award. He played on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's 1971 Grand Final
win over St Kilda.
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
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Wilson was a wingman and made his debut for Hawthorn in 1966, winning that season's Hawthorn 'Best and Fairest'
Peter Crimmins Medal
The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season.Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing 1966-1975...
award. He played on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's 1971 Grand Final
1971 VFL Grand Final
The 1971 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Hawthorn Football Club and St Kilda Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 25 September 1971. It was the 75th annual Grand Final of the Victorian Football League, staged to determine...
win over St Kilda.