Ian Walsh (rugby league)
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Born | Bogan Gate, New South Wales, Australia | 20 March 1933|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 4 April 2013 Forbes, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 80)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ian John Walsh (20 March 1933 – 4 April 2013) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was a hooker with the St. George Dragons from 1962 to 1967 and played in the last five of the Dragons' historic 11 consecutive premiership winning teams. He captained St. George in the last of its 11 successive Grand Final wins in 1966 and led The Saints again when their premiership winning streak ended in 1967.[2] He was a representative for Australia and captained them in 10 Test matches from 1963 to 1966.
Biography
Born on 20 March 1933 in Bogan Gate near
St. George Dragons
Walsh joined
Post playing and accolades
After retiring as a player Walsh coached the Parramatta Eels to the semi-finals of the 1971 NSWRFL season before becoming a successful columnist with the Daily Telegraph for over 20 years and a Country and State selector. He worked in sales in the printing industry in Sydney.
In February 2008, Walsh was named in the list of Australia's
Walsh died on 4 April 2013 at the age of 80 after a long illness 14 days after his 80th birthday.[7] On 20 July 2022, Walsh was named in the St. George Dragons District Rugby League Clubs team of the century.[8]
References
- Whiticker, Alan (2004) Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland, Sydney
- Andrews, Malcolm (2006) The ABC of Rugby League Austn Broadcasting Corpn, Sydney
- Writer, Larry (1995) Never Before, Never Again, Pan MacMillan, Sydney
Footnotes
- ^ rugbyleagueproject.org
- ^ "Ian Walsh – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project".
- ^ Writer, p. 415
- ^ Writer, p. 413
- ^ Peter Cassidy (23 February 2008). "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players". Macquarie National News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ARL. 23 February 2008. Archived from the originalon 26 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
- ^ "Rugby league great Ian Walsh dies". Sky News. 4 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Gasnier joins Immortals in St George Dragons 'Team of the Century'". National Rugby League.