Owen Campbell (rugby league)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Owen Belmont Campbell | |||||
| Nickname | Bricky | |||||
| Born | 1918 Australia | |||||
| Died | 7 August 1993 Caringbah, New South Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Winger | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1938 | Newtown | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 1940 | Eastern Suburbs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1941–45 | St George Dragons | 56 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 78 |
| Total | 66 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 81 | |
Owen Belmont Campbell (1918–1993) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1930s and 1940s. He was a winger who played with three different Sydney clubs during his career and won the 1941 premiership with the St George Dragons.[1]
Career
Owen Campbell featured in seven NSWRFL seasons. Originally from Maitland, New South Wales, he started his career at Newtown Jets in 1938, then moved to Eastern Suburbs for one season in 1940 and then moved to the St George Dragons for five seasons between 1941-1945. He won a premiership when he scored two tries for St George in 1941 Grand Final. He retired at the end of 1945.[2]
Campbell died on 7 August 1993, aged 75.[3]
Owen Campbell (middle left) in St. George's 1941 premiership-winning team.
Published sources
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney
- Haddan, Steve (2007) The Finals - 100 Years of National Rugby League Finals, Steve Haddan Publishing, Brisbane
References
- ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/owen-campbell/summary.html
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald - Death Notice 09/08/1993
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