Kevin Humphreys (rugby league)
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Full name | Kevin Emery Humphreys | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Drummoyne, New South Wales, Australia | 14 April 1930|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 5 May 2010 |
Kevin Emery Humphreys (14 April 1930 – 29 April 2010) was an Australian
Playing career
Born in Leichhardt, Humphreys began playing rugby league with the Leichhardt Wanderers and Balmain CYO in the junior league.[4]
He was recruited to the Balmain Tigers in 1953, playing 43 games for the team over four years until 1956.[4][5]
Administration career
In 1956, Humphreys became secretary of the Balmain Tigers, holding the position until 1973, when he was appointed President of
Scandal
In 1983, the Australian ABC-TV current affairs programme Four Corners, aired an episode entitled "The Big League". Reporter Chris Masters described allegations of corruption within the NSWRL, including suggestions that officials were siphoning funds from particular clubs and international matches, while players and spectators endured sub-standard facilities.[7] Following the broadcast of the Four Corners program Humphreys resigned as Chairman of the NSWRL and ARL. He was replaced by Tom Bellew in the former position and by Ken Arthurson in the latter.
As a result of the program, a
Family
Humphreys is survived by his wife Joan and two sons David and Stephen. Stephen was CEO of the Wests Tigers between 2009 and 2012.[9]
Death
Humphreys suffered from strokes for many months and had both legs amputated because of complications. He had suffered strokes which resulted in some paralysis[10] prior to his death on 29 April 2010 at the age of 80 in a hospital in Sydney.[11]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ The Daily Telegraph
- ISBN 978-0-7022-3383-8.
- ^ a b c Massoud, Josh: Kevin Humphreys dies, The Daily Telegraph, 5 May 2010.
- ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Rothfield, Phil (21 August 2012). "NRL now generates more money per minute than AFL". news.com.au. News Ltd. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
- ^ Whitton, Evan. "The Kevin Humphreys Affair". netk.net.au. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ The Kevin Humphreys Affair, ibid.
- ^ Jackson, Glenn (12 June 2009). "Humphreys' son to become new chief of Tigers". brisbanetimes.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
- ^ Chesterton, Ray (23 May 2008). "Origin mastermind Kevin Humphreys looks on proudly". dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ Kogoy, Peter (29 April 2010). "Former rugby league boss Kevin Humphreys dead at 80". theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 29 April 2010.