Gary Hetherington

Gary Hetherington
Personal information
Full name Gary Hetherington
Born second ¼ 1954 (age 63–64)
Castleford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Hooker, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–74 Wakefield Trinity 5 0 4 0 8
1980–81 Leeds
1981–82 Huddersfield
1983–84 Kent Invicta
1984–88 Sheffield Eagles
1985–88 Whitehaven
1993–94 Whitehaven
Total 5 0 4 0 8
Coaching information

Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1984–93 Sheffield Eagles 136 55 3 78 40
1993–96 Sheffield Eagles
Total 136 55 3 78 40
As of 21 February 2017
Source: [1][2]

Gary Hetherington is an English rugby league executive and former footballer, and coach. He is currently chief executive officer of the Leeds Rhinos in Super League.[3]

Hetherington made his début for Wakefield Trinity in January 1973. He played for Wakefield Trinity,[4] Leeds,[5] Kent Invicta, Huddersfield, Sheffield Eagles, and Whitehaven (two spells). He played as a hooker, and also as a second-row.

Hetherington founded Sheffield Eagles in 1982. He served as the club's general manager and coach as well as a player.[3]

He joined Leeds in 1996, and rebranded the club in 1997, adding the Rhinos nickname.[3] In his time at Leeds, the club has won eight Super League Grand Finals, three Challenge Cups and three World Club Challenges.

He was President of the Rugby Football League in 2004.[3] His wife Kath was President of the Rugby Football League in 1995.[3]

References

  1. ↑ RLP
  2. ↑ RLP coaching
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Gary Hetherington". Leeds Rhinos. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
  4. ↑ Heritage № 786
  5. ↑ Heritage № 1093
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