Ray Slocum
Australian rules footballer and coach
About Ray Slocum
Lived 1936 – 2013 (aged 77). Ray Slocum was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
Raymond "Ray" Slocum (16 August 1936 – 14 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Football 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 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.
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Who was Ray Slocum?
Australian rules footballer and coach (1936-2013)
When was Ray Slocum born?
Ray Slocum was born on 16 August 1936.
When did Ray Slocum die?
Ray Slocum died on 14 November 2013.
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Ray Slocum was an australian rules football player and australian rules football coach.
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