First: | RU |
Jack Lendill | |
Fullname: | Jack Lendill |
Birth Date: | 2 February 1934 |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England |
Death Date: | November 2021 (aged 87)[1] |
Club1: | Leeds |
Year1start: | 1954 |
Year1end: | 59 |
Appearances1: | 101 |
Tries1: | 18 |
Retired: | yes |
Updated: | 14 June 2012 |
Jack Lendill (2 February 1934[2] – November 2021) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds, as a or .[3]
Lendill was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
Jack Lendill played in Leeds' 9-7 victory over Barrow in the 1956–57 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.
Jack Lendill made his début for Leeds against Bradford Northern on Saturday 23 January 1954, he scored a game-changing try just before half-time in the 16-10 victory over Halifax during the 1956–57 Challenge Cup quarter-final match at Thrum Hall, Halifax on Saturday 9 March 1957, his last try for Leeds came against Hunslet in 1959.
Jack Lendill's first marriage to Joan (née Shaw) was registered during first ¼ 1958 in Leeds district.[4] His second marriage was to Valerie (née Thompson) in San Francisco, California, May 1969. Jack Lendill is the older brother of the rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s for Leeds, Peter Lendill.