Overton Benjamin Keightley (19 May 1913 – 25 October 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
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| Full name | Overton Benjamin Keightley | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 May 1913 Inverell, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 October 1983 (aged 70) Potts Point, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Known as 'Obe' or 'Ossie', Overton Keightly came from Inverell, New South Wales and was graded with the St George club in 1940. Keightley played Third Grade, Reserve Grade and 3 first grade games before joining the Australian Army at the end of the 1941 NSWRFL season.
'Obe' Keightley was a member of the St George Reserve Grade Premiership winning team of 1940.[2][3] [4]
Death
editKeightly died on 25 October 1983 in Potts Point, New South Wales.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Obe Keightley - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ THE SUN (Sydney) "St. George League Victories" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230912168?searchTerm=%22keightley%22%20%22st.george%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
- ^ WW2 Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=174325
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald (Death Notice) 26/10/83
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