Robert Lloyd 'Bob' Bower (14 January 1925 – 14 December 2004) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
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Full name | Robert Lloyd Bower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | 14 January 1925|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 14 December 2004 Stockton, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 79)|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editOriginally from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Bower represented New South Wales in 1949 and was offered a contract at St George Dragons the following year. He played four seasons with St. George between 1950 and 1953, his final game being the 1953 Grand Final. He returned to country football the following year.[2]
Bower died on 14 December 2004, 31 days short of his 80th birthday.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bob Bower - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Newcastle Morning Herald - death notice 14/12/2004