Darcy Henry

Darcy Henry
Personal information
Full nameBenjamin Darcy Henry
Born8 March 1932
Tamworth, New South Wales
Died27 November 2004(2004-11-27) (aged 72)
Balgowlah, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–52 Eastern Suburbs 22 14 0 0 42
1956–59 Western Suburbs 65 37 0 0 111
Total 87 51 0 0 153
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955–56 New South Wales 5 4 0 0 12
1955–56 Australia 2 1 0 0 3
1955 NSW Country 1 0 0 0 0
1956 NSW City 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [1]

Darcy Henry (1932–2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.

Playing career

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Henry was from Tamworth, New South Wales, and came to Eastern Suburbs as a teenager in 1951. After the 1952 season, Henry moved to play with both Temora and Forbes and represented New South Wales and Australia in 1955 & 1956.

Henry returned to Sydney in 1956 to play with Western Suburbs and played four seasons with them including the 1958 Grand Final.[2] Henry is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No. 314. [3][4][5]

Death

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Henry died on 27 November 2004 at Manly, New South Wales, aged 72. [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Darcy Henry - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ^ ARL Annual Report 2005, page 54
  4. ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Western Suburbs Magpies First Grade Players". Wests Magpies.
  6. ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 29/11/2004