Ken Banks (rugby league)
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Full name | McKenzie John Boyd Marjoribanks | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Wickham, New South Wales, Australia | 12 May 1917|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 26 November 1998 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson |
McKenzie John Boyd Banks (12 May 1917 – 26 November 1998) was an Australian rugby league player footballer who played in the 1940s.
Ken Banks, (born Marjoribanks) came from a sporting family from Georgetown, New South Wales. [1] He played one season of first grade with St. George Dragons in 1946 in the NSWRFL. His position was hooker and he played in 15 games that year including the 1946 Grand Final.[2] He later played in the Newcastle competition for many years at the Central Newcastle Club. [3]
References
- ^ Banks Brothers made their name in League. 15 July 1947 (Newcastle Morning Herald)https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/140320440?searchTerm=ken%20banks%20hooker&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales
- ^ "Dragons - Our Proud History - St George and Illawarra Rugby League".
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
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