Terry Price

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Terence Price
Personal information
Full name Terence Graham Price
Nickname Terry
Born 16 July 1945(1945-07-16)
Hendy, Wales
Died 7 April 1993(1993-04-07) (aged 47)
Bicester, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1965–1967 Llanelli RFC
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1965–1967 Wales 8 0 17 1 45
1966–1966 British Lions 0 0
Rugby league
Position Fullback, Placekicker (American football)
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–1971 Bradford Northern 25 384 843
1971–≥1971 Buffalo Bills (American football)
Total 0 25 384 0 843
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–1970 Wales 5 0 2 1 9
1970–1970 Great Britain 1 0 3 0 6
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Terence "Terry" Graham Price (16 July 1945 in Hendy — 7 April 1993 in Bicester) was a Welsh dual-code international rugby union, rugby league and American football player of the 1960s and '70s, who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for British Lions, and Wales, and at club level for Llanelli RFC, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 15, at representative level played rugby league (RL) for Great Britain, and Wales, and at club level for Bradford Northern, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 1, and at club level played American football for Buffalo Bills, playing as a Placekicker.[1]

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[edit] International honours

Terry Price represented the British Lions (RU) while at Llanelli RFC on the 1966 tour of Australia and New Zealand, won caps for Wales (RU) while at Llanelli RFC in 1965 against England, Scotland, Ireland, and France, in 1966 against England, and Australia, and in 1967 against Scotland, and France, won a cap for Great Britain (RL) while at Bradford Northern in 1970 against Australia, and won caps for Wales (RL) while at Bradford Northern 1968…1970 5-caps.[2][3]

[edit] Club career

Terry Price signed for Bradford Northern on 26 July 1967 for a then club record fee of £8,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £219,000 in 2009),[4] such was his reputation that crowds of 700…800 people turned up just to watch him train, and match day crowds increased by 1,500…2,000 per game.[5]

[edit] Genealogical information

Terry Price was the grandson of Wales, Hendy RFC, Llanelli RFC, and Neath RFC rugby union footballer Dai Hiddlestone.

[edit] Death

Terry Price died in 1993 in a road accident, whilst helping a motorist whose car had broken down.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
  2. ^ "International Statistics at scrum.com". scrum.com. 2008-12-31. http://www.scrum.com/wales/rugby/player/6950.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  3. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Terry_Price/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  4. ^ "Measuring Worth - Relative Value of UK Pounds". Measuring Worth. 2003-04-23. http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare/. Retrieved 2008-10-03. 
  5. ^ "Bull Masters - Terry Price". bradfordbulls.co.uk. 2008-12-31. http://www.bradfordbulls.co.uk/content/History/3577/Bull%20Masters%20-%20Terry%20Price. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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