Ray Mason
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| Full name | Raymond Mason | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Halfback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ray Mason was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s for South Sydney as a halfback. He played for the club during their golden era in the 1950s, when the club won 5 premierships with Mason being a member in 3 of those premiership victories.
Club career
Mason began his first grade career in 1951. That year, Mason won his first premiership with Souths as they defeated Manly 42-14 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Mason missed out playing in the following year's grand final against Western Suburbs due to injury. He was a member of the Souths sides which won the premiership in 1953 and 1954, defeating St George and Newtown respectively. Mason played on with Souths for 3 more years, but was not a member of the 1955 premiership winning side which defeated Newtown 12-11.[2]
Later life
Mason coached the third grade South Sydney side from 1958 to 1965, and guided them to a premiership in 1963. He was made a life member of the club in 1965, and served as a committee member. Mason later became director of the South Sydney leagues club for seven years.[3]
References
- ^ "Ray Mason- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Fur and Feathers Fly at the SCG - The Landslide of 1951". 7 August 2014.
- ^ "Peninsula News - 03 Jun 2003". peninsula.news.