Tags: Australian Rules Football Player.
Gordon Roy Wright (23 February 1929 – 30 July 2002) was an Australian rules football player with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL during the 1940s and 1950s and television personality during the 1960s.The inspiration of the story of Roy Wright nicknamed the Gentle Giant was of a triumph over childhood adversity. As a child Wright had to wear splints on his legs to overcome weak knees.
