Ray Harvey (footballer)
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Date of birth
28 July 1929
Place of birth
Prahran
Date of death
17 September 2003 (aged 74)
Place of death
Taunton Avenue
| Ray Harvey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 28 July 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Prahran | ||
| Date of death | 17 September 2003 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Taunton Avenue | ||
| Height | 5.4 | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1949 | Melbourne | 2 (3) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1949. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ray Harvey (28 July 1929 – 17 September 2003)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
Harvey won the best and fairest award in the Melbourne thirds (junior) team in 1948.[3] He only played two games in 1949, kicking two goals in his debut match,[4] before requesting a transfer to Prahran Football Club in the Victorian Football Association.[5]
Harvey played his first 142 games consecutively and won four Prahran best and fairest awards.
In 2003, he was selected in Prahran's Team of the Century.