Barry Van Heekeren (1932-2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
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| Full name | Barry James Van Heekeren | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1932 Paddington, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 2004 (aged 71) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editAn Eastern Suburbs junior and lower grade player in the early 1950s, Barry Van Heekeren joined St. George third grade in 1955 and was used 5 times during the 1955 season in first grade. He later returned to Easts as an administrator, and after 30 years as Operations Manager at the Roosters, he was awarded Life Membership in 2002.[1]
Coaching career
editKnown by the nickname 'Mocca', Barry Van Heekeren was also the coach of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 1968 and 1973. [2]
Death
editBarry Van Heekeren died on 25 January 2004.[3]
References
edit- ^ Barry Van Heekeren: Death Notice, LU Forum https://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/roosters-mourn-loss-of-two-life-members.63485/
- ^ Rugby League Project Coaching reference https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/barry-van-heekeren/summary.html
- ^ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Death Notice 28 January 2004
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