04 Dec Rex Hunt
Rex Hunt is an Australian television and radio personality and a former Australian rules football player He is also a veteran Australian rules football commentator known for his habit of making up quirky nicknames for players He has also been known around the world for fishing and wildlife programs on the Seven Network and overseas stations He is a former police officer who reached the senior rank of Sergeant in Victoria Police at age 30 Rex was recruited from Parkdale by Richmond and made his debut in the then Victorian Football League in 1968 He was a key position player who was usually positioned at full forward or centre half forward Later he played at centre half back He was part of Richmonds premiership sides in 1969 and 1973 In the middle of 1974 Hunt moved to the Geelong Football Club due to his work as a policeman The big strong forward played at Geelong in 1974 and 1975 playing only 32 games for the club before moving back to the city and playing with St Kilda He retired from VFL football at the end of 1978 but continued to play in the lower level VFA in 1980 and 1981 with Sandringham
