Ray Gartner
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Full name | Raymond William Gartner | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 12 January 1934|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 24 January 1983 Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 49)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Raymond William Gartner (1934-1983) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Playing career
Gartner had a long and successful career at Canterbury-Bankstown, playing eleven seasons and over 200 grade games between 1953-1964. He also captained the N.S.W. Colts against Great Britain in 1954. He was the son of Newtown and Canterbury legend, Joe Gartner.[1]
Gartner died from leukaemia on 24 January 1983, aged 49.[2]
References
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 25/1/1983
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