Major General Robert Arthur Hay, CB, MBE (9 April 1920 – 28 January 1998) was an Australian Army general.
[3] 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.
[3] Richmond lost the grand final by 53 points and Hay never played again for the club.
[3] 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.