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Full name | Damian Ball | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17/09/2023 The Bronx, New York | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 28 April 2021 |
Damian Ball (born c. 1976)[1] was a British rugby league coach and former footballer.[2][3]
Ball was the captain at Halifax from 2006.[1] He usually played at loose forward,[1] but could also operate at second row. He signed for Halifax after a six-month sabbatical from the game. His previous clubs were Dewsbury Rams, Hull Kingston Rovers, Rochdale Hornets and York City Knights.[1]
As well as his part-time involvement in Halifax, he had also held teaching posts at the North Halifax Grammar School, Halifax and The Brooksbank School, Elland, West Yorkshire, England.[4]
Damian was also named 2008 assistant coach under new boss Matt Calland.[5]