Ken Kearney

Kenneth Howard "Killer" Kearney (3 May 1924 – 18 August 2006) was an Australian rugby footballer – a dual-code international player – and a rugby league coach. He represented the Wallabies in seven Tests, and the Kangaroos in thirty-one Test matches and World Cup games. He captained Australia in nine rugby league Test matches in 1956 and 1957. He was a hooker and captain-coach with the St. George Dragons in the first half of their eleven-year consecutive premiership winning run from 1956 to 1966. He is considered one of Australia's finest footballers of the 20th century.

Not to be confused with Ken Kearney (rugby league, born 1958).

Ken Kearney
Kearney 1953
Personal information
Full nameKenneth Howard Kearney
Born(1924-05-03)3 May 1924
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Died18 August 2006(2006-08-18) (aged 82)
Gold Goast, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Rugby union
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–48 Parramatta
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1947–48 Australia 7
Rugby league
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1948–51 Leeds 95 2 0 0 6
1952–61 St. George 156 18 2 0 58
Total 251 20 2 0 64
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1952–58 New South Wales 17 4 0 0 12
1952–58 Australia 31 3 0 0 9
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1954-55, 1957–61 St. George 141 113 2 26 80
1962–64 Parramatta 59 35 2 22 59
1965 Western Suburbs 18 6 0 12 33
1967–69 Cronulla-Sutherland 66 14 1 51 21
Total 284 168 5 111 59
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1956–57 Australia 9 7 0 2 78
Source:
As of 10 January 2016
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