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Barry Nelson (rugby league)

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Barry Nelson
Personal information
Full nameBarry Clyde Nelson
Born1932
Died1 May 2021 (aged 88–89)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954–55, 1959–61 Canterbury-Bankstown 56 5 0 0 15
1962–63 Newtown Jets 33 1 2 0 7
Total 89 6 2 0 22
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959 NSW Firsts 1 0 0 0 0
Source: Whittacker/Hudson
As of 27 Aug 2020

Barry Clyde Nelson OAM was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for the Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown clubs.[1][2]

Nelson played five seasons of first grade rugby league with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 1954-1955 and 1959-1961 and is listed as the Bulldogs' player No.196. He spent a year or two captain-coaching in Gilgandra in 1956-57 before returning to the Bulldogs. He represented New South Wales on one occasion in 1959 and finished his career at Newtown Jets for two seasons between 1962 and 1963.[3]

During the 1980s and 1990s, Nelson was club president of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He and secretary Peter Moore, oversaw a very successful 1980s, yielding 4 premierships and as a stable committee, oversaw the Bulldogs' success into the 1990s. He was club president from 1982 to 2002.[4]

In the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours Nelson was awarded the medal of the Order of Australia for "service to Rugby League football, particularly through the Bulldogs League Club".[5]

Nelson died in May 2021.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Two Off in Police Match". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Bulldogs Biography". thebulldogs.com.au. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. ^ BULLDOGS – Barry Nelson (My Story) https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2015/08/12/barry-nelson--my-story/
  5. ^ "Barry Clyde Nelson". It's An Honour. Archived from the original on 10 October 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Vale | Barry Nelson". 2 May 2021.