Kevin Hansen (rugby league)

Kevin Hansen

Personal information
Full name	Kevin Hansen
Born	(1927-09-18)18 September 1927 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	29 January 1971(1971-01-29) (aged 43) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1947–53 Western Suburbs 110 19 0 0 57 1956 Eastern Suburbs 10 1 0 0 3 Total 120 20 0 0 60 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1949–55 New South Wales 4 2 0 0 6 1952 Australia 1 0 0 0 0 1947–53 NSW City 2 0 0 0 0
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Kevin Hansen (1927−1971) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played for Western Suburbs and Eastern Suburbs as a prop.

Playing career

Hansen made his debut for Western Suburbs in 1947. The following year he was a member of the Wests side which claimed their third premiership, defeating Balmain 8-5 in the grand final, with Hansen scoring the winning try.

In 1952, Hansen won his second premiership with Western Suburbs and the club's fourth as they defeated South Sydney 22-12 in the 1952 grand final. This would be the last premiership Western Suburbs would win before exiting the competition in 1999. Hansen played three more seasons with Wests before playing a single season with Eastern Suburbs before retiring.

At representative level, Hansen played for NSW City, New South Wales and Australia. He died in 1971 from leukemia aged 43.