Kevin Schubert
 Schubert in the 1951 Manly side | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kevin Bernard Schubert | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1927 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 January 2007 (aged 79) Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kevin Schubert (1927-2007) was an Australian professional
Manly-Warringah
, which he also captained.
Playing career
Of
Kangaroo tour. He is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 246.[4] Schubert also represented New South Wales in life-saving.[5]
After strong competition from other clubs, his friendship formed with
1951 tour of Australasia in a match that ended in a 19-all draw. He captained Manly-Warringah in their maiden grand final appearance at the end of the 1951 NSWRFL season under coach Wally O'Connell. He retired in 1954 but made a comeback for one more season in 1956
.
Death
In early January 2007 Schubert was hospitalized after a fall which broke his hip. On 22 January 2007 Schubert died at Mona Vale Hospital from pneumonia which he contracted whilst in for his hip.[7]
Accolades
Schubert was named in the Illawarra Team of the Century. Later that year he was selected by a panel of experts at hooker in an Australian 'Team of the 50s'.[8]
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "NRL Stats". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ "Kevin Schubert - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project".
- ^ ARL Annual Review 2005
- ^ Kevin Schubert at yesterdayshero.com.au
- ^ "Manly gets Schubert". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. 8 November 1949. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- ^ AAP (23 January 2007). "Manly loses favoured son". The Courier-Mail. Australia: Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
- News Limited. Retrieved 6 October 2010.