Alan Cardy
Alan Cardy (19 September 1945 – 19 December 2021) was a representative of Australia in rugby union.[1] As a young man he concentrated on track and field, winning the Australian Junior Championships discus throw in 1963, aged just seventeen.[1] In 1965, he ran 22.0 seconds in the 220 yards to finish third at the Australian National Championships – one-tenth of a second ahead of Peter Norman, the future silver medallist in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
| Date of birth | 19 September 1945 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 19 December 2021 (aged 76) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 1 lb (89.5 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Katoomba High School | ||||||||||||||||
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Cardy did not play any rugby until 1963 in his final year at Katoomba High School,[1] where he was school captain. He played a few games for the Blue Mountains Rugby Club during 1962 and 1963,[2] and later joined Drummoyne in 1965.[1]
Cardy switched to the other rugby code – rugby league in 1969. However, his wing-threequarters career never reached any great heights in rugby league after suffering a broken leg in the pre-season.
He died on 19 December 2021 at the age of 76,[1] and was survived by his three children.
References
- "Alan Michael Cardy". Classic Wallabies. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- Double Blue Jumper 2005, pp. 70–71.
Bibliography
- The Double Blue Jumper: History of Blue Mountains Rugby. 2005.
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League players (Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson)