Ray Slocum
Australian rules footballer and coach
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| Intro | Australian rules footballer and coach | |
| Places | Australia | |
| was | Athlete Football player Australian-rules footballer | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 16 August 1937 | |
| Death | 14 November 2013 (aged 76 years) |
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Raymond "Ray" Slocum (16 August 1937 - 14 November 2013) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited locally, Slocum developed into a wingman after being used initially as a rover and at half forward. 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.