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Farewell to Tiger great Roy Wright
8:33:03 AM Wed 31 July, 2002
afl.com.au
Football has lost another of its greats with the death from cancer of former champion Richmond ruckman and dual Brownlow medalist, Roy Wright.
A member of Richmond’s Team of the Century, Wright won the Brownlow in 1952 and 54, and was runner-up to St. Kilda’s Brian Gleeson in 1957.
Wright was Jack Dyer’s successor in the long line of great Richmond ruckman, but in terms of temperament and bearing, he was ‘Captain Blood’s’ alter ego.
With a handspan nudging more than ten inches or around 25 centimetres, Wright became known as the ‘Gentle Giant’, and was universally acclaimed as a superbly skilled ball-player who led by example.
His arrival at Punt Road in 1946 as a 16-year-old had been an impossible dream for Wright, who had only started to play competitive sport the previous year because of rheumatic fever.
He had also spent long periods of his childhood with his legs in calipers and was bed-ridden for two years as a seven and eight year-old.
After retirement, he took up a role as a commentator with ABC Television, where he put his dry wit to good use. His droll and deadpan observations were always right to the point.
Wright, who had lived quietly at Paynesville in South Gippsland for many years, passed away on Monday night, aged 73.
He is survived by his son, Paul and daughter, Kerryn.
Farewell to Tiger great Roy Wright
8:33:03 AM Wed 31 July, 2002
afl.com.au
Football has lost another of its greats with the death from cancer of former champion Richmond ruckman and dual Brownlow medalist, Roy Wright.
A member of Richmond’s Team of the Century, Wright won the Brownlow in 1952 and 54, and was runner-up to St. Kilda’s Brian Gleeson in 1957.
Wright was Jack Dyer’s successor in the long line of great Richmond ruckman, but in terms of temperament and bearing, he was ‘Captain Blood’s’ alter ego.
With a handspan nudging more than ten inches or around 25 centimetres, Wright became known as the ‘Gentle Giant’, and was universally acclaimed as a superbly skilled ball-player who led by example.
His arrival at Punt Road in 1946 as a 16-year-old had been an impossible dream for Wright, who had only started to play competitive sport the previous year because of rheumatic fever.
He had also spent long periods of his childhood with his legs in calipers and was bed-ridden for two years as a seven and eight year-old.
After retirement, he took up a role as a commentator with ABC Television, where he put his dry wit to good use. His droll and deadpan observations were always right to the point.
Wright, who had lived quietly at Paynesville in South Gippsland for many years, passed away on Monday night, aged 73.
He is survived by his son, Paul and daughter, Kerryn.
