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{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}} |
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{{Infobox rugby league biography |
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|name= Bob Bower |
|name= Bob Bower |
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|image = |
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|caption = Bob Bower.1953 |
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|fullname = Robert Lloyd Bower |
|fullname = Robert Lloyd Bower |
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|birth_date = |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1925|01|14|df=y}} |
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|birth_place = [[Australia]] |
|birth_place = [[Kurri Kurri, New South Wales|Kurri Kurri]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] |
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|death_date = |
|death_date = {{death date and age|2004|12|14|1925|01|14|df=y}} |
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|death_place = [[Stockton, New South Wales]] |
|death_place = [[Stockton, New South Wales|Stockton]], New South Wales, Australia |
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|retired = yes |
|retired = yes |
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|position = {{rlp|PR}} |
|position = {{rlp|PR}} |
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|club1 = [[St George Dragons]] |
|club1 = [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] |
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|year1start = 1950 |
|year1start = 1950 |
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|year1end = 53 |
|year1end = 53 |
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|fieldgoalsA = 0 |
|fieldgoalsA = 0 |
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|pointsA = 0 |
|pointsA = 0 |
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|teamB = [[New South Wales Country rugby league team|NSW Country]] |
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|yearBstart = 1949 |
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|appearancesB = 1 |
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|triesB = 0 |
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|goalsB = 0 |
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|fieldgoalsB = 0 |
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|pointsB = 0 |
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|source = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bob-bower/summary.html|title= Bob Bower - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project|website=Rugbyleagueproject.org}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Originally from [[Kurri Kurri, New South Wales]], Bower represented [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] in 1949 and was offered a contract at [[St George Dragons]] the following year. He played four seasons with |
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==Playing career== |
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| ⚫ | Originally from [[Kurri Kurri, New South Wales]], Bower represented [[New South Wales rugby league team|New South Wales]] in 1949 and was offered a contract at [[St George Dragons]] the following year. He played four seasons with [[St. George Dragons|St. George]] between 1950 and 1953, his final game being the [[1953 NSWRFL season|1953 Grand Final]]. He returned to country football the following year.<ref>Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}})</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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[[Category:St. George Dragons players]] |
[[Category:St. George Dragons players]] |
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[[Category:Australian rugby league players]] |
[[Category:Australian rugby league players]] |
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[[Category:Rugby league players from Kurri Kurri]] |
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[[Category:1925 births]] |
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[[Category:2004 deaths]] |
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[[Category:New South Wales rugby league team players]] |
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[[Category:Country New South Wales rugby league team players]] |
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[[Category:Rugby league props]] |
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| Full name | Robert Lloyd Bower | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 January 1925 Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 14 December 2004 (aged 79) Stockton, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Lloyd 'Bob' Bower (1925–2004) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
Playing career[edit]
Originally from Kurri Kurri, New South Wales, Bower represented New South Wales in 1949 and was offered a contract at St George Dragons the following year. He played four seasons with St. George between 1950 and 1953, his final game being the 1953 Grand Final. He returned to country football the following year.[2]
Bower died on 14 December 2004, 31 days short of his 80th birthday.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Bob Bower - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ Newcastle Morning Herald - death notice 14/12/2004
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