Gary Hetherington
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Full name | Gary Hetherington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1954 (age 66–67) Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 21 February 2017 |
Gary Hetherington (born 1954) is an English professional rugby league executive and former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He is the chief executive officer of the Leeds Rhinos in the Super League.[3]
Hetherington made his début for Wakefield Trinity in January 1973. He played for Wakefield Trinity, Leeds, Hunslet (loan), Kent Invicta, Huddersfield, Sheffield Eagles and Whitehaven (two spells). He played as a hooker, and also as a second-row.
Hetherington founded Sheffield Eagles in 1982. He served as the club's general manager and coach as well as a player.[3]
He joined Leeds in 1996, and rebranded the club in 1997, adding the Rhinos nickname.[3] In his time at Leeds, the club has won eight Super League Grand Finals, three Challenge Cups and three World Club Challenges.[citation needed]
In 1997, he and Paul Caddick bought Leeds Rhinos rugby league team, and they co-founded Leeds Rugby Limited.[citation needed]
He was President of the Rugby Football League in 2004.[3] His wife Kath was President of the Rugby Football League in 1995.[3]
See also[]
- List of Super League rugby league club owners
- List of owners of English football clubs
- List of professional sports team owners
References[]
- ^ RLP
- ^ RLP coaching
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Gary Hetherington". Leeds Rhinos. 6 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
External links[]
- 1954 births
- Living people
- British rugby league administrators
- English chief executives
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Kent Invicta players
- Leeds Rhinos players
- Leeds Rhinos
- Sportspeople from Castleford
- Rugby league chairmen and investors
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league second-rows
- Sheffield Eagles (1984) coaches
- Sheffield Eagles (1984) players
- Wakefield Trinity players
- Whitehaven R.L.F.C. players