Kevin Hastings

Kevin Hastings

Personal information
Nickname	Horrie
Born	5 January 1957 (1957-01-05) Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Halfback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1976–87	Easts (Sydney)	239	49	55	17	281
1986–87	Barrow	23	1	0	2	6
	Total	262	50	55	19	287
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1981–83	City Seconds	2	0	0	0	0
1983	New South Wales Origin	1	0	0	0	1
Source: Yesterdays Hero

Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings (born on 5 January 1957 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is an Australian retired multi-award winning rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He played in Australia's New South Wales Rugby League Football Competition (NSWRL). One of the Eastern Suburbs clubs favourite sons, debuting with the club in 1976 until his final match in 1987.

Biography

Coach Jack Gibson placed Hastings into first grade in 1976 when he was 19. He went on to have a distinguished career with Easts that lasted 12 seasons and he played in the 1980 grand final against the Bulldogs. He held the distinct honour of being the first player to appear in 200 first grade games for the club and held the record for the number of first grade games for Easts at 228 until broken by Luke Ricketson in 2005.

Hastings received the name 'Horrie' from Bob O'Reilly who gave players nicknames that started with the same initial as the surname. Considered by many to have been the greatest rugby league halfback never to have played for Australia.

The Kevin Hastings Stand, at Aussie Stadium, which is the Homeground for the Sydney Roosters, was named in his honour. He now lives in Florida with his American wife Lynn.

Kevin continues his passion for sport as a Personal Fitness Trainer. Kevin specializes in Functional Training and motivating individuals with varying fitness levels, from beginners to competitive athletes.

Playing information

Club Football:

Eastern Suburbs 1976-87. 228 games, 49 tries, 55 goals, 17 field goals, 281 points.

Barrow Raiders 1986-87. 23 games, 1 try, 2 field goals, 6 points.

Representative Football:

2 games for City Seconds 1981 and 1983.

1 game for NSW in the Rugby League State of Origin 1983

Grand Total: 254 games, 50 tries, 55 goals, 19 field goals, 287 points

Awards

• Rothmans Medal 1981
• Rugby League Week Player of the Year 1980, 1981 and 1982
• Dally M Halfback of the Year 1980, 1981 and 1982
• Amco Cup player of the series: 1979

References

Rugby League Week 14 March 2007

• Player Awards

External links

• Statistics for Kevin Hastings
• Back on the Wembley trail