Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 December 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Paddington, London, England | ||
Date of death | 23 August 2018 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Queens Park Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1963–1973 | Queens Park Rangers | 219 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ron Hunt (19 December 1945 – 23 August 2018) was an English footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and early 1970s. [1]
Hunt came through the youth ranks at Queens Park Rangers, [1] and made his professional debut in December 1964 in the 3–1 victory against Bristol Rovers. [2] He was a member of the 1966–67 side that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup; his pass and subsequent collision with the goalkeeper set up the third and winning goal for Mark Lazarus as QPR defeated West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium. [3] [4]
Hunt played 219 league games for Rangers before injury forced retirement in 1973. He then became a squash coach and then worked for a petrochemical company. [5]
He died on 23 August 2018 aged 72. [6]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 19 December 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Paddington, London, England | ||
Date of death | 23 August 2018 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Queens Park Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1963–1973 | Queens Park Rangers | 219 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ron Hunt (19 December 1945 – 23 August 2018) was an English footballer who made 219 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Queens Park Rangers in the 1960s and early 1970s. [1]
Hunt came through the youth ranks at Queens Park Rangers, [1] and made his professional debut in December 1964 in the 3–1 victory against Bristol Rovers. [2] He was a member of the 1966–67 side that won both the Third Division Championship and the League Cup; his pass and subsequent collision with the goalkeeper set up the third and winning goal for Mark Lazarus as QPR defeated West Bromwich Albion 3–2 at Wembley Stadium. [3] [4]
Hunt played 219 league games for Rangers before injury forced retirement in 1973. He then became a squash coach and then worked for a petrochemical company. [5]
He died on 23 August 2018 aged 72. [6]