Norm Henderson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Norman Alan Henderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |  Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1975 Cessnock, New South Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norm Henderson was an Australian rugby league player from the 1960s and 1970s.
Career
Norm Henderson career began at Balmain Tigers in 1964. He played four seasons with the Tigers moving to the St George Dragons in 1968, to take over the vacant Hooking position after the retirement of Ian Walsh the previous year. Henderson played on at St George for four seasons between 1968 - 1971. He then went on to captain the Cessnock Goannas rugby league club, where he gained legendary status when he captained/coached the club to the Newcastle Premiership in 1972.[1]
The Cessnock Goannas named Norm Henderson in their "Team of the Century" in 2011, and the club's 'Player of the Year' award is also named in Norm Henderson's honour.[2]