Pat Quinn (English rugby)
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Full name | James Patrick Quinn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 19 February 1930 Widnes, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 18 January 1986 (aged 55) Leicester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Patrick "Pat" Quinn (19 February 1930[1] – 18 January 1986) was an English rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for the British Lions (non-Test matches), England and the Lancashire County team as a centre, i.e. number 12 or 13, and at club level for New Brighton F.C., and representative level rugby league (RL) for Lancashire, and at club level rugby league (RL) for Leeds, as a fullback, i.e. number 1.
Background
Pat Quinn was born in Widnes, Lancashire, England, he was a teacher at the County Secondary School in Harehills, Leeds during the 1950s, and he died aged 55 in Leicester, Leicestershire
Playing career
Challenge Cup Final appearances
Pat Quinn played fullback, and scored a try in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.[2]
References
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "On This Day - 11 May". therhinos.co.uk. 31 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
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- 1986 deaths
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- England international rugby union players
- English rugby league players
- English people of Irish descent
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- Leeds Rhinos players
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- Lancashire County RFU players