Paul Broughton
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Born | Australia | 31 March 1931||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 3 December 2022 | (aged 91)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth, lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Broughton
Playing career
Broughton was graded at
as captain/coach. He played 44 grade games for St. George in all grades (1952-1954).Broughton returned to the Sydney Premiership in 1957 with Balmain but was injured in the first match of the season and forced into retirement.[4][5]
Coaching career
Post-playing Broughton coached the
After coaching Broughton worked as New South Wales Rugby League development officer.[7]
Following the removal of the Gold Coast Chargers from the newly established National Rugby League at the end of the 1998 season, Broughton worked towards the foundation of the Titans, and has been described as "the Godfather of Gold Coast rugby league".[8] The Titans annual award for best and fairest player is named the Paul Broughton Medal in his honour.[9]
Personal life and death
Broughton received the
References
- ^ Titans founding chairman Paul Broughton dies, aged 91
- Masters, Roy (2 July 2010). "Small men need not apply to this select club". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ Gee, Steve (25 June 2010). "NRL fans demand home and away comp". The Daily Telegraph. Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Player Profile – Paul Broughton". yesterdayshero.com.au. Australia: SmartPack International Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ISBN 1875169571
- Sydney Morning Herald; 28 April 1978; p. 18
- ^ Curran, Brian (11 July 1989). "Last Word". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australia. p. 51. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Turgeon, Luke (8 August 2009). "Godfather awaiting his finals blessing". goldcoast.com.au. Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Bailey, Laffranchi share Titans' top honour". Australia: ABC News. 4 October 2007. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "QB17 – Gazette Order of Australia" (PDF). Governor-General of Australia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
- ^ O'Loughlin, Liam (4 December 2022). "Rugby league figure Paul Broughton dies, aged 91". The Sporting News. Retrieved 4 December 2022.