Richard "Dick" Turner (19 August 1932 – 16 June 2008)[1] a.k.a. "Tosser"[2] was a rugby league manager.
Turner was born in 1932, and would go on to play in the Brisbane Rugby League competition for Brisbane Norths and Redcliffe.[3] He also coached Redcliffe in 1968 and 1969.
Turner was the Queensland state rugby league team's manager from 1982 until 1996, when he stepped down to take a role in the "Former Origin Greats" (FOGS) organisation.[3]
He was also chairman of the South Queensland Crushers club during its entire existence from 1995 to 1998.[3]
He died as chairman of FOGS on 16 June 2008 because of long-term illness.[3] That year he won the "Service to Sport Award" at the Queensland Sport Awards.[4]
During the 2009 State of Origin series, he will be honoured outside Lang Park with a plaque.[5]
References
- ^ The NRL Footy Show, 19 June 2008.
- ^ Colman, Mike (2010-07-09). "Maroons dynasty owes much to Richard "Tosser" Turner's State of Origin legacy". The Courier-Mail. Australia: Queensland Newspapers. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
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- ^ "Queensland Sport Awards Winners 1995-2008" (PDF). qsport.org.au. QSport. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
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