About Ray McHugh
Lived 1938 – 1983 (aged 45). Ray McHugh was an australian rules football player.
Ray McHugh (2 July 1938 – 26 November 1983) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
McHugh was a star player in the Bendigo Football League before joining St Kilda. He topped the league's goal-kicking in 1956 with 71 goals and at the age of just 16 had been signed by Richmond, only to remain in Bendigo. It would instead be St. Kilda that got his signature when he moved to Melbourne in 1960. He was used mostly as a strong marking centre half-back or in the ruck but could also push forward and kicked five goals in a win over Collingwood at Junction Oval in 1962.
He missed out on being part of St. Kilda's premiership triumph in 1966, playing his last game for the club in 1965. Instead, McHugh was the coach of Frankston for their inaugural Victorian Football Association season in 1966.
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Who was Ray McHugh?
Australian rules footballer (1938-1983)
When was Ray McHugh born?
Ray McHugh was born on 2 July 1938.
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Ray McHugh died on 26 November 1983.
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Ray McHugh was an australian rules football player.
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