Pat Quinn (rugby)
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Full name | James Patrick Quinn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 February 1930 Widnes, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 January 1986 Leicester, England | (aged 55)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 3 lb (84 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Patrick Quinn (19 February 1930[1] – 18 January 1986) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for the British Lions (non-Test matches), England and the Lancashire County team as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and at club level for New Brighton F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Background[]
Pat Quinn was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England, he was a teacher at the County Secondary School in Harehills, Leeds during the 1950s, and he died aged 55 in Leicester, Leicestershire
Playing career[]
Challenge Cup Final appearances[]
Pat Quinn played fullback, and scored a try in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 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.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "On This Day - 11 May". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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