Jeff Bray (19 May 1938 – 24 May 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for West Adelaide in the

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and

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in the

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Biography

Bray, a solidly built centre half back, won West Adelaide's Best & Fairest award in 1960 and 1963. In the second of those two years he was also The Advertiser'' Player of the Year' and represented

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, for one of eight times during his career, to a rare win over rivals

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at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (The Croweaters first win over the Big V in

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for 37 years). He was also member of West Adelaide's 1961 premiership team. He had a three-year stint at South Melbourne in the 1960s but his appearances were restricted through injury. Bray was an inaugural inductee into the West Adelaide Hall of Fame in 2005. In 2006 Bray died from amyloidosis brought on by heart complications and the following year was inducted into the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bray, Jeff 1938 births 2006 deaths Australian rules footballers from South Australia Sydney Swans players West Adelaide Football Club players South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees Deaths from amyloidosis