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The Red & Black Project
An oral history of the Essendon Football Club, proudly supported by the Essendonians and the Essendon Past Players & Officials Association.
The Red & Black Project
#629 Ray Martini
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At 95 years young, Ray Martini, Bomber number 629, is Essendon's oldest living player, having played 13 games between 1950-52; an achievement in itself given Martini's time at Windy Hill coincided with the finest era in the club's VFL/AFL history. Martini played alongside Dick Reynolds, John Coleman and Bill Hutchison—all Legends of the Australian Football Hall of Fame—and was a member of the 1950 and 1952 reserves premiership teams. He then played one year at Carlton (7 games, 1953) but, as he happily admits, his heart remains with the Red & Black.
NOTE: In the background, you may hear the occasional prompt from Ray's wife, Noreen.
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