Raymond "Ray" Slocum (16 August 1936 – 14 November 2013)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
| Ray Slocum | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Raymond Slocum | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1936 | ||
| Date of death | 14 November 2013 (aged 76) | ||
| Original team(s) | Fitzroy reserves | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Wing | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1957–1965 | Fitzroy | 121 (47) | |
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1968 | Fitzroy | 1 (0–1–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Football edit
Recruited locally, Slocum developed into a wingman after being used initially as a rover and at half forward.
On 6 July 1963, he was the 20th man for the young and inexperienced Fitzroy team that comprehensively and unexpectedly defeated Geelong, 9.13 (67) to 3.13 (31) in the 1963 Miracle Match.
Coach edit
After retiring he became coach of the Fitzroy reserves and filled in as senior coach for a match against Hawthorn in the 1968 VFL season. He would later coach Eltham and steered them to the 1972 Diamond Valley Football League premiership.
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ "Herald Sun Tributes - Slocum, Raymond". Herald Sun. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
References edit
- Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
External links edit
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