Clifford Smailes (1930–2005) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
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| Full name | Clifford Trevor Smailes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1930 New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 13 July 2005 (aged 74–75) Paddington, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Cliff 'Cec' Smailes played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs for four years between 1950 and 1953. He won a premiership with the club when he played wing in the 1950 Grand Final. Smailes also played in the Souths team that were runners up in 1952 and scored a try in the match. He played one season at Western Suburbs Magpies in 1956 before retiring.[1]
Cliff Smailes died on 13 July 2005, aged 75.[2]
References
edit- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Daily Telegraph (Sydney): Death Notice 15/07/2005
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