Bill Callinan (1921-1998) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs as a winger. [2]
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| Full name | William Martin Callinan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1921 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 August 1998 (aged 76–77) Gold Coast, Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editCallinan made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1952 against Balmain at Pratten Park. The same year Wests defeated South Sydney 22–10 in the grand final claiming their fourth and final premiership. The match was remembered due to its controversy with Souths claiming they were denied two legitimate tries and Western Suburbs being awarded a try off a blatant knock on. Callinan played one more season with Western Suburbs in 1953. At representative level, Callinan played for Queensland on two occasions.[3][4]
References
edit- ^ "Bill Callinan - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players- 1995 (ISBN 978-1-875169-57-3)
- ^ "From the Vault: Magpies' last Grand Final victory". 28 March 2012.
- ^ "A Man Of His Word". 16 July 2018.
