Ray Laird

Ray Laird (1942-2019) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s.

Queensland fullback had a brief stay with St. George Dragons in 1962 and was a member of the Dragons Reserve Grade premiership winning team before returning to his home state in 1963. Laird first played for Queensland as a 22-year-old in 1963 against NSW and South Africa and was to be a frequent state rep during the 1960s.

He was called into Australia's Second Test side that lost to Great Britain in 1970 following an injury to Graeme Langlands. Laird was over-looked for the deciding Test that year when selectors opted for goal-kicking Easts fullback Allan McKean.

Laird died at Mackay, Queensland on 2 February 2019, age 77.