Athol Smith
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Athol William Smith | |||||
| Nickname | Jack | |||||
| Born | 29 April 1915 Lismore, New South Wales | |||||
| Died | 1 December 1980 (aged 66) Forest Lodge, New South Wales | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1935–38 | Western Suburbs | 45 | 13 | 39 | ||
| 1939–45 | Balmain Tigers | 95 | 29 | 87 | ||
| 19??–?? | Souths (Toowoomba) | |||||
| Total | 140 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1953 | Queensland | |||||
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1948–50 | Balmain Tigers | |||||
| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||
Athol William Smith (1915-1980) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1940s, a two-time premiership winner and later a coach in New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.
Athol Smith played seven seasons for the Balmain Tigers 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. [1] In 1953, whilst playing for Toowoomba's Souths club, Smith was selected to play for Queensland against the touring United States team.[2]
Athol Smith died on 1 December 1980, aged 65.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 3/12/1980
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