Joe Ball (rugby league)
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Full name | Joseph Ball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 30 April 1927|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 6 October 1964[2] | (aged 37)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Fullback, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Ball (30 April 1927 – 6 October 1964) was an English rugby league footballer who played as a fullback or scrum-half for St Helens and Barrow.
Biography[]
Ball started his career with St Helens in 1943, playing 135 games for moving to Barrow in 1955,[1] He spent six seasons with Barrow,[2] Joe Ball played fullback in Barrow's 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.[citation needed]
Ball's son, , also played for Barrow.[1]
After suffering from cancer, Ball died in hospital on 6 October 1964, aged 37.[2]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Whittle, Denis. "Joe Ball". Saints Heritage Society. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Joseph Ball". The Guardian. London. 7 October 1964. p. 14.
- ^ Saints
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Categories:
- 1927 births
- 1964 deaths
- English rugby league players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- St Helens R.F.C. players
- Barrow Raiders players