Ray Gartner
Australian rugby league footballer
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Raymond William Gartner (1934–1983) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
FullnameRaymond William Gartner
Born12 January 1934
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 January 1983 (aged 49)
Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia
PositionFive-eighth
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| Full name | Raymond William Gartner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 January 1934 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 January 1983 (aged 49) Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Joe Gartner | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Clive Gartner (brother) Daniel Gartner (nephew) Russel Gartner (nephew) Renee Gartner (great niece) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Gartner had a long and successful career at Canterbury-Bankstown, playing eleven seasons and over 200 grade games between 1953 and 1964. He also captained the N.S.W. Colts against Great Britain in 1954. He was the son of Newtown and Canterbury legend, Joe Gartner.[1]