Ray Horwood
Collingwood and Richmond
AFL career
82 games39 goals
- Debut
- R6 1946 v FSC25 May 1946
- Most recent
- R6 1954 v GEE22 May 1954
Stats
Bio
Standing at just 157cm, Ray Horwood remains one of the shortest players in VFL/AFL history, a diminutive winger and rover who compensated for his lack of size with sharp agility and elusive movement. A local product recruited from Collingwood Technical School, he debuted for the Magpies in 1946 but struggled to cement a permanent spot in the starting side. Horwood crossed to Richmond in 1950 in search of greater opportunity, where he produced his most consistent football and became a regular goal-kicker over three seasons at Punt Road. He eventually made a "boomerang" return to Collingwood in 1953, but unable to break into that year's premiership side, he played two final games in 1954 before departing the league.
Profile
- Born
- 01 Dec 1927
- Died
- 15 Oct 2009 (aged 81y 318d)
- Height
- 163 cm
- Weight
- 61 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionStanding at just 157cm, Ray Horwood remains one of the shortest players in VFL/AFL history, a diminutive winger and rover who compensated for his lack of size with sharp agility and elusive movement. A local product recruited from Collingwood Technical School, he debuted for the Magpies in 1946 but struggled to cement a permanent spot in the starting side. Horwood crossed to Richmond in 1950 in search of greater opportunity, where he produced his most consistent football and became a regular goal-kicker over three seasons at Punt Road. He eventually made a "boomerang" return to Collingwood in 1953, but unable to break into that year's premiership side, he played two final games in 1954 before departing the league.