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] |
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]