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Full name | Willis Fawley | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Pontefract district, England | 22 November 1929|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 1981 (aged 51) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Willis Fawley (22 November 1929 – 1981) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 323), as an occasional goal-kicking hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Willis Fawley was born on 22 November 1929 in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.[2]
Willis Fawley played hooker in Featherstone Rovers' 15-14 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959–60 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959, and played hooker in the 0-10 defeat by Halifax in the 1963–64 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.
Willis Fawley made his début for Featherstone Rovers on Saturday 10 March 1951.[3]
Willis Fawley's benefit season/testimonial match at Featherstone Rovers took place during the 1960–61 season.
Willis Fawley is a Featherstone Rovers Hall of Fame inductee.
Willis Fawley's marriage to Valerie (née Pearson) was registered during first ¼ 1962 in Pontefract district.[4]
Fawley died in 1981, at the age of 51.[5]