Bob Mara

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Bob Mara
Personal information
Full nameRobert William Mara
Born(1940-07-19)19 July 1940
Balmain, New South Wales, Australia
Died22 January 2014(2014-01-22) (aged 73)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionWing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959–67 Balmain 81 70 2 0 214
1968–69 Penrith 22 12 0 1 38
Total 103 82 2 1 252
Source: [1]

Robert William "Bob" Mara (1940–2014) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger for Balmain and was the father of the late Gary Mara.

Playing career[]

Mara made his debut for Balmain in 1959 scoring 9 tries in his first season. Mara went on to play for Balmain in the 1964 and 1966 New South Wales Rugby League grand finals against St. George losing on both occasions.

In 1968, Mara moved to the newly admitted side Penrith Panthers where he played for two seasons before retiring at the end of 1969. After retirement, Mara was inducted into the Balmain Tigers hall of fame and is considered as one of the club's greatest wingers.[2][3][4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bob Mara - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/former-balmain-and-parramatta-rugby-league-player-gary-mara-killed-saving-his-daughter-olivia/news-story/53f3477e32a74d9fc89a98e3fdd3d454?sv=e404a66075dc31dfe2cdcd3f69f6bae5[bare URL]
  3. ^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/us-model-denies-murdering-former-tigers-star-gary-mara-20130606-2nrbt.html[bare URL]
  4. ^ "Bob Mara Penrith Panthers". themightypanthers.wordpress.com.


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