| William Kennedy Sr | |||||
| Fullname: | William "Bubba" Kennedy | ||||
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1969 | ||||
| Retired: | yes | ||||
| Club1: | Balmain Tigers | ||||
| Year1start: | 1996 | ||||
| Year1end: | 98 | ||||
| Appearances1: | 61 | ||||
| Tries1: | 26 | ||||
| Goals1: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 | ||||
| Points1: | 104 | ||||
| Teama: | NSW Country | ||||
| Yearastart: | 1997 | ||||
| Appearancesa: | 1 | ||||
| Triesa: | 0 | ||||
| Goalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 | ||||
| Pointsa: | 4 | ||||
| Source: | [1] | ||||
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William "Bubba" Kennedy (born 27 January 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Balmain Tigers.
Kennedy, an Indigenous Australian, played as a centre at Balmain for three seasons, from 1996 to 1998. He was the club's leading try scorer in each of his first two seasons and made 61 first-grade appearances in total.
In 1997, Kennedy came off the bench and scored a try in NSW Country's 17-4 win over City in the annual City vs Country Origin representative fixture.
Since leaving Balmain he continued to play country rugby league into his late 40s.[2] The teams he played for include Lithgow Workies, Bathurst Panthers, Orange Hawks, Cabonne United, Mudgee Dragons and the Blayney Bears.[3]
His son, William Jr, is a member of the Cronulla Sharks NRL squad and his daughter, Kandy, played for the Roosters in the NRLW.[4]