Jeff Bawden
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Full name | Jeffrey Bawden[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Whitehaven, England | 13 January 1924||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 5 March 2006 Whitehaven, England | (aged 82)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Wing, Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeffrey Bawden (13 January 1924 – 5 March 2006) was an English
Background
Jeff Bawden was born in Whitehaven, Cumberland, England, and he died in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.
Playing career
As a teenager, Bawden also played rugby union, and represented England rugby union schoolboys at the age of 13. He was also a talented footballer, and turned down an offer to trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers shortly before joining Huddersfield.[citation needed]
Bawden spent his entire professional career with Huddersfield, appearing 243 times for the club between 1943 and 1952.
In 1999, Bawden was inducted into Huddersfield's Hall of Fame.[6]
References
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ISBN 978-0-7524-4584-7.
- ^ "Jeff Bawden". Yorkshire Post. Johnston Press. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Morgan, Martin (8 March 2006). "RL trail blazer Jeff Bawden dies, 82". News & Star. CN Group. Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "When Cumberland defeated the Aussies". totalrl.com. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Gentleman Jeff was a born champion". Whitehaven News. CN Group. 29 June 2006. Retrieved 21 May 2014.