| Gary Parcell | |||||
| Birth Date: | 21 July 1933 | ||||
| Retired: | yes | ||||
| Club1: | Brothers (Ipswich) | ||||
| Teama: | Queensland | ||||
| Yearastart: | 1956 | ||||
| Yearaend: | 62 | ||||
| Appearancesa: | 14 | ||||
| Triesa: | 1 | ||||
| Goalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsa: | 3 | ||||
| Teamb: | Australia | ||||
| Yearbstart: | 1959 | ||||
| Yearbend: | 62 | ||||
| Appearancesb: | 8 | ||||
| Triesb: | 0 | ||||
| Goalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsb: | 0 | ||||
| Source: | [1] | ||||
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Gary Parcell was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. A Queensland interstate and Australia international representative forward, he played his club football in Ipswich for Brothers.[1]
The son of Queensland Maroons forward, Percy Parcell, Gary, like his father, played for the Ipswich Rugby League's Brothers club.[2]
In 1959, Queensland won the interstate series against New South Wales 3-1, but managed only seven players in a Kangaroo touring party of 26. They were Parcell Elton Rasmussen, Jim Paterson, Dud Beattie, Noel Kelly, Barry Muir and Ron Boden, with Boden originally from NSW.[3]
In 1959 Parcell was first selected for the Australian national team, becoming Kangaroo No. 356.[4]
Parcell is the grandfather of current Hull KR player Matt Parcell.[5]