Gary Window (born 11 January 1941) is a former
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...
er who played with
Central District in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's sports governing body, governing body for the sport.
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(SANFL).
Window played his football in either the centre or at centre half-forward. He was one of the early stars of the Central District Football Club, winning the
Magarey Medal
The Magarey Medal is an Australian rules football honour awarded annually since 1898 to the fairest and most brilliant player in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), as judged by field umpires. The award was created by Willi ...
in 1965 to become the club's first ever recipient of the award. Window was also the first ever Central District player to be chosen to represent
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
at interstate football. Injury and loss of form in the subsequent years restricted him to a total of 84 SANFL games. He later became a football commentator and was famous for his enthusiasm. In 2005 he was inducted into the SA Football Hall of Fame.
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SA Football Hall of Fame – Gary Window
Central District Football Club players
Central District Football Club coaches
Magarey Medal winners
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
South Australian Football Hall of Fame inductees
Living people
1941 births
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