Gus Risman

Augustus "Gus" John Ferdinand Risman (21 March 1911 – 17 October 1994) was a Welsh professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s through to the 1950s, and coached in the 1940s through to the 1970s.

Gus Risman
Personal information
Full nameAugustus John Ferdinand Risman
Born(1911-03-21)21 March 1911
Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales
Died17 October 1994(1994-10-17) (aged 83)
Whitehaven, England
Playing information
PositionFullback, Centre, Stand-off
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1929–46 Salford 427 143 789 2007
(guest) → Leeds 12 6 27 0 72
(guest) Bradford Northern 9 4 3 0 18
(guest) Hunslet 2 0 1 0 2
(guest) Dewsbury 31 15 55 0 155
1946–54 Workington Town 301 33 716 0 1531
1954 Batley 9 0 20 0 40
Total 791 201 1611 0 3825
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1933 Northern RL 1 0 2 0 4
1934 England 1 2 0 0 6
1931–45 Wales 18 5 6 0 27
1932–46 Great Britain 17 0 12 0 24
1932–46 GB tour games 34 21 43 0 149
1930–31 Glamorgan 3 2 0 0 6
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
194654 Workington Town
Whitehaven
Oldham
195458 Salford
196471 Bradford Northern
Total 0 0 0 0
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A devastating three-quarter who also played at fullback, and stand-off, Risman was born in Cardiff, brought up in Barry where he went to Barry County School, and played rugby union in South Wales as a schoolboy before being offered a trial by Salford.

He made his début for Salford on 31 August 1929 and went on to enjoy great success with the club. He won 17 caps for Great Britain and finished his career at Workington Town, remarkably leading them to Rugby League Challenge Cup glory as player-coach at the age of 41 in 1952. He retired as a player in 1954 after a career spanning 25 years. Risman captained the 1946 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia's "Indomitable"s side.

Risman later coached Whitehaven, Oldham and Bradford Northern, and was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 1988. Gus Risman's son, Bev Risman also became an accomplished rugby league footballer. As a tribute, one of the newly created streets in Workington's regenerated town centre is named Risman Place.

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