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Jack Coote
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John Joseph Coote (1907–1986) was a rugby league footballer who played in the Australian competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). A junior of the Eastern Suburbs club, Coote was the father of Australian Rugby League Immortal Ron Coote.
Key Information
Playing career
[edit]A forward, Coote played in some of the great Easts' sides of the mid-thirties, highlighted by an appearance in the 1936 premiership decider. Coote also won two further premierships with Eastern Suburbs in 1935 and 1937.[2]
Coote played five first grade seasons with Eastern Suburbs: 1929, 1930, 1935, 1936 and 1937. During the early 1930s, Coote was captain-coach of Condobolin, New South Wales and won premiership shield with them in 1931.[3] He retired at the end of the 1937 NSWRFL season.[4]
Death
[edit]Coote died in 1986.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jack Coote - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "Football". The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser. 25 June 1931. p. 3. Retrieved 5 January 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald, Death Notice: John Joseph Coote, late of Bateau Bay. 26/11/1986
Sources
[edit]- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson
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