Tom Killiby
Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Thomas William Wright Killiby | |||||
Born | 1897 Sydney, New South Wales | |||||
Died | 1 October 1963 Sans Souci, New South Wales | |||||
Playing information | ||||||
Position | Second Row | |||||
Club | ||||||
Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1921–34 | St George Dragons | 51 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Thomas William Wright Killiby (1897-1963) was an Australian rugby league player of the 1920s . He was pioneer player in Sydney with the St George Dragons club at their foundation.
Career
Born in Sydney, Tom Killiby was a foundation player for the St George Dragons and a long-time resident of Sans Souci, New South Wales . He played ten seasons at the club between 1921-1930 and 1933-34. A prop forward, Tom Killiby played in the Saints' first Final appearance in 1927.
He was a trainer for the Dragons' 1941 premiership winning side and also trained New South Wales representative teams during the 1940s and 1950s. [1]
Tom Killiby died on 1 October 1963, aged 65 and is buried at Woronora Cemetery, Sutherland. [2]
References
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