Bob Hay (general)
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Major General Robert Arthur Hay, CB, MBE (9 April 1920 – 28 January 1998) was an Australian Army general. He also played Australian rules football and made two appearances in 1942 for Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Both of Hay's VFL games were finals. He made his debut in Richmond's semi-final win over Essendon at Princes Park and also played in the 1942 VFL Grand Final two weeks later against the same opponent, as a half forward flanker. Richmond lost the grand final by 53 points and Hay never played again for the club.
Hay went on to have a distinguished career in the Australian Army, serving as Commander of Australian Military Forces in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. He was Commandant of the Royal Military College in Duntroon.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byMajor General Sandy Pearson | Commandant of the Royal Military College, Duntroon 1973–1977 | Succeeded byMajor General Alan Morrison |
| Commander 1st Division April–December 1970 | Succeeded byMajor General William Henderson | |
| Preceded byMajor General Arthur MacDonald | Deputy Chief of the General Staff 1968–1969 | Succeeded byMajor General Stuart Clarence Graham |