Raymond Gordon "Bunty" Niven (6 March 1910 – 26 November 1992) was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Fitzroy Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to:
People As a given name
*Several members of the Somerset family ( Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name:
**FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855)
**Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...
and
Melbourne
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in the
Victorian Football League
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(VFL).
Family
His brother,
Colin Niven played for Fitzroy and Melbourne, and his nephew,
Les Reeves
Leslie Charles Reeves (22 June 1923 – 23 June 1967) was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League
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, played for North Melbourne.
Football
He left Fitzroy to play with
West Perth in 1932,
before returning to Victoria in 1933.
Notes
References
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External links
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Ray Niven's playing statisticsfrom WAFL Footy Facts
Ray Niven's playing statisticsfrom The VFA Project
1910 births
1992 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Australian Rules footballers: place kick exponents
Fitzroy Football Club players
Melbourne Football Club players
West Perth Football Club players
Brighton Football Club players
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