Russell Francis Madden (1922–1987) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
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| Full name | Russell Francis Madden | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 January 1922 Barmedman, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 8 January 1987 Karratha, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 2.2 in (188 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st 7 lb (203 lb; 92 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Madden came up from Wollongong, New South Wales to join St. George for two seasons.[2]
He returned to Wollongong to get married at the end of 1945 and retired from the NSWRFL.[3]
Madden died on 8 January 1987 in Karratha, Western Australia.[4]
References
edit- ^ "R Madden – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) "Madden on trial today" 30 June 1945 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/248016540?searchTerm=%22russell%20madden%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Russell Madden (death info) Ancestry.co.au https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/person/tree/63145470/person/30102937859/facts
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