Jack Spencer (rugby league, born 1920) explained

Jack Spencer
Birth Date:20 December 1920
Birth Place:Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death Place:Bateau Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Club1:Balmain
Year1start:1942
Year1end:51
Appearances1:149
Tries1:26
Goals1:2
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:82
Teama:New South Wales
Yearastart:1945
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:1
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:3
Teamb:NSW City
Yearbstart:1945
Yearbend:46
Appearancesb:2
Triesb:2
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:6
Retired:yes
Source:[1]
Updated:17 June 2019

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.

Playing career

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

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

Notes and References

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