Wiremu Heke
Birth name | Wiremu Rika Heke | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 October 1894 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Mangakahia, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 30 November 1989 | (aged 95)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Rotorua, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 90 kg (200 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wiremu Rika Heke (3 October 1894 – 30 November 1989) was a
All Blacks, on their 1929 tour of Australia. He played six matches for the All Blacks including three internationals.[1]
Following the death of Beethoven Algar two days before his own death, Heke briefly held the distinction of being the oldest living All Black.
References
- ^ Knight, Lindsay. "Bill Heke". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 13 September 2014.