Les Steel | |
Fullname: | Leslie William Steel |
Retired: | yes |
Birth Date: | 1900 |
Death Place: | Hurstville, New South Wales |
Death Date: | 28 April 1966 |
Club1: | Eastern Suburbs |
Year1start: | 1922 |
Year1end: | 29 |
Appearances1: | 125 |
Tries1: | 63 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
Points1: | 193 |
Teama: | New South Wales |
Yearastart: | 1922 |
Appearancesa: | 1 |
Triesa: | 0 |
Goalsa: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
Pointsa: | 0 |
Teamb: | Metropolis |
Yearbstart: | 1922 |
Appearancesb: | 1 |
Triesb: | 0 |
Goalsb: | 0 |
Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
Pointsb: | 0 |
Source: | [1] |
Updated: | 4 May 2020 |
Leslie William Steel (1900 - 28 April 1966)[2] was a rugby league footballer in Australia's major competition, the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL).
Steel played over 100 matches for his club side, Eastern Suburbs in the years (1922–29). A Winger, Steel was a try scorer in Easts 1923 premiership victory. In 1922 Steel was selected to represent New South Wales. He was the top try scorer for Eastern Suburbs in 1923, 1925 and 1928.
Following his football career, Steel spent many years as an official of the Eastern Suburbs club. He died at Hurstville, New South Wales in 1966.[3]