Gary Hein

Gary Hein
Birth name Gary Mel Hein
Date of birth (1953-03-26) March 26, 1953
Place of birth Los Angeles, California
University University of California (Social Sciences and Modern Corporations bachelor's degree)
Oxford University(Masters in Jurisprudence)
Notable relative(s) Mel Hein (grandfather)
Mel Hein Jr. (father)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1983-1994
1989-1990
 University of California
Oxford University[1]		 ()
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987-1994  United States 12 (8)

Gary Mel Hein (born March 26, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a former American rugby union player. He played as a wing. He is grandson of the late New York Giants player and Pro Football Hall of Famer Mel Hein and son of the pole vaulter Mel Hein Jr.[2]

Career

Hein started his career in 1984, playing for California Golden Bears, coached by the future USA Eagles coach Jack Clark, where he won five national titles in eight years. In 1989, after a tour in Britain and Ireland, Hein played for Oxford University, becoming the first American rugby union player to play for Oxford since Pete Dawkins in 1961.[3] With Oxford, Hein won twice the Varsity Blues against Cambridge[4]

Hein played Hein was first capped for the USA Eagles against Tunisia, at Pebble Beach, on 3 May 1987. He also played the 1987[5] and 1991 World Cups.[6] His last cap for the USA Eagles was during the match against Bermuda, at Hamilton, on March 12, 1994. In his international career, he earned 25 matches and scored in aggregate 12 points and 3 tries.

Currently, he coaches Lamorinda Rugby's Under-12 team.[7]

Notes

  1. ↑ Oxford University RFC|Internationals
  2. ↑ "A Century Later, the U.S. Defends Its Olympic Rugby Title". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  3. ↑ "CalBears.com | University of California Official Athletic Site". www.calbears.com. Retrieved 2017-09-04.
  4. ↑ Gary Hein at HaasNajarian
  5. ↑ 24 May 1987: United States 21 Japan 18
  6. ↑ From World Cups to Whistles Star rugby player transitions to coaching
  7. ↑ Staff Lamorinda Rugby
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