Brian Fitzsimmons | |
Fullname: | Brian William Fitzsimmons |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1941 |
Birth Place: | Georgetown, QLD, Australia |
Death Place: | Thuringowa Central, QLD, Australia |
Position: | Hooker |
Teama: | Queensland |
Yearastart: | 1965 |
Yearaend: | 71 |
Appearancesa: | 20 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Teamb: | Australia |
Yearbstart: | 1967 |
Yearbend: | 71 |
Appearancesb: | 4 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
Brian William Fitzsimmons (28 September 1941 – 22 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league player.
Fitzsimmons was a hooker from Mareeba in Far North Queensland and played for Babinda Colts.[1] He was a regular Queensland representative player from 1965 to 1971 and also made sporadic international appearances during this period, which included a match against France at the 1968 Rugby League World Cup.[2] An Innisfail premiership player, Fitzsimmons later made a Brisbane Rugby League grand final with Brothers in 1974.
A hotelier by profession, Fitzsimmons also coached rugby league in Townsville and served on the North Queensland Cowboys steering committee prior to their admission into the league.[3]
Fitzsimmons is a member of the North Queensland Team of the Century.[4]