Jack Spencer (rugby league, born 1920)

Jack Spencer (1920–1998) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, a state representative prop forward who won two premierships with the Balmain club in Sydney.

Jack Spencer
Personal information
Born(1920-12-20)20 December 1920
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died10 February 1998(1998-02-10) (aged 77)
Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1942–51 Balmain 149 26 2 0 82
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1945 New South Wales 2 1 0 0 3
1945–46 NSW City 2 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

Playing career edit

Spencer had a long top-grade career playing eleven seasons at the Balmain club between 1942 and 1951. He also represented New South Wales on two occasions in 1945.

Spencer was a rugged forward who played in two winning premiership teams in 1946 and 1947. He also played in losing grand finals in 1945 and 1948.

He was the father of another premiership winning Balmain player, named John Spencer, who played between 1966-1975.[2]

Death edit

Spencer died at Bateau Bay, New South Wales on 10 February 1998 aged 77.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jack Spencer - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
  2. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
  3. ^ Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 12/2/1998