Athol Smith
Athol William Smith (1913–1953) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s. A Queensland and Country New South Wales representative forward, he played club football in Sydney for Western Suburbs and Balmain (with whom he won the 1939 and 1944 NSWRFL Premierships and also later coached)
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| Full name | Athol William Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1913 Lismore, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 1953 (aged 40) Glebe, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Smith played seven seasons for the Balmain club between 1939 and 1945. He was a dual premiership winner with the Tigers, winning both the 1939 and the 1944 grand finals with them.
He later coached the club between 1948-1950.[4] In 1953, whilst playing for Toowoomba's Souths club, Smith was selected to play for Queensland against the touring United States team.[5][6]
Death
Smith died on 22 September, 1953, aged 40.
References
- Rugby League Project
- Whiticker/Hudson
- Rugby League Project Coaches
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players - 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- "Qld Rep Players". qrl.com.au. Queensland Rugby League. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
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