Jim Peebles (rugby league)
Jim Peebles (1931–2013) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
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| Full name | James Ivan Peebles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 April 1931 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 February 2013 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Peebles was a local Manly-Warringah player from Queenscliff, New South Wales. Graded at Manly in 1953, he played five seasons of first grade with Manly between 1953 and 1961. Peebles played lock in the 1959 Grand Final with great Manly players such as Rex Mossop, Roy Bull and Ron Willey. He retired in 1962. [1]
Death
Peebles died on 9 February 2013, aged 81. [2]
References
- Alan/Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995. (ISBN 1875169571)
- Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 13/2/2013
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