Don Graham (rugby league)

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Don Graham
Personal information
Full nameDonald Richard Graham
Born(1922-05-03)3 May 1922
Barraba, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 December 1953(1953-12-03) (aged 31)
Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1946–47 St. George 19 6 0 0 18
1947–49 Hunslet
1949–50 Featherstone 9 3 0 0 9
1950–52 Parramatta 24 5 0 0 15
Total 52 14 0 0 42
Source: [1]

Donald Richard Graham (3 May 1922 – 3 December 1953) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career[]

Originally from Tamworth, New South Wales and after being discharged from the Army,[2] Graham began his Sydney league career in 1946. He played two seasons for St. George between 1946-1947 (including the 1946 Grand Final), moving to England he played for Hunslet and Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 312),[3] moving back to Australia he played for Parramatta for three seasons between 1950-1952. .[4][5]

Death[]

Graham died in Blakehurst, New South Wales on 3 December 1953 from cancer, aged 31. [6] [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Don Graham - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ WW2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=251991
  3. ^ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
  4. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  5. ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
  6. ^ Sydney Morning Herald "Death of R.L. Player" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18399069?searchTerm=don%20graham&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=195%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1953%7C%7C%7Cl-month=12
  7. ^ Sydney Morning Herald 3/12/1953 (Death Notice)
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