Ted Walton
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| Full name | Edward Walton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1949 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Edward 'Ted' Walton (born 1949) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s.
Playing career
Walton was a St. George lock forward that was graded in 1969. He went on to play three seasons of first grade with the Dragons between 1970-1972. His biggest year was 1971, when he was promoted from reserve grade by coach Jack Gibson to feature in the 1971 Grand Final and he scored a try in that match.[1]
He joined Western Suburbs for one full season in 1973. Walton retired from first grade league in early 1974 after receiving a serious head injury in a trial match. [2]
References
- ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
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