Charlie Lynch
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| Full name | Charles Lynch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1891 Parramatta, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 21 August 1968 Narwee, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charlie Lynch (1891-1968) was a multi-premiership-winning Australian rugby league coach of the 1920s-1940s.
Career
Charlie Lynch is mainly remembered as a premiership winning coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs. A prodigy of the great Arthur Hennessey, Lynch took over from Alf Blair as the first grade coach in 1928, and coached to the club for 11 seasons between 1928-1934 and 1937-1940. He won a premiership in his debut year as a first grade coach in 1928, and also tasted premiership success in 1929, 1931 and 1932. After many years at the helm of South Sydney, he retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 1940 season.[1]
As a resident of Carlton, New South Wales, he began an association with the St. George Dragons, and stepped in as their first grade coach in 1947 replacing Herb Narvo from the previous year.
Charlie Lynch was awarded Life Membership of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1967,[2] and he died the following year.[3]
References
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby league players - 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ https://www.rabbitohs.com.au (Life Members)
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice - 22 August 1968