Ernie Hucker

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Ernie Hucker
Personal information
Full nameErnie Hucker
Born(1887-06-03)3 June 1887
Waterloo, New South Wales, Australia
Died3 July 1970(1970-07-03) (aged 83)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1910 South Sydney 83009
1911 North Sydney 10412057
1912 South Sydney 102006
1913 Balmain 71003
Total351012075
Source: [1] [2]

Ernest Walter Hucker (1887-1970) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1910s.

Contents

Background

Hucker was born at Waterloo, New South Wales in 1887, and like many other young guys of the era, grew up playing rugby union.

Playing career

Hucker switched to the new code of rugby league at the inception of the South Sydney Rabbitohs in 1908, and was playing first grade for the club by 1910, and he played prop in the 1910 Final. He switched clubs to North Sydney in 1911, then switched back to South Sydney Rabbitohs for 1912 and for his final season he switched clubs again, this time to the Balmain club for 1913.

His only representative appearance was for the Sydney (Metropolis) team in 1911. [3]

Hucker died on 3 July 1970 aged 83. [4]

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References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Yesterday's Hero [ dead link ]
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 ( ISBN   1875169571)
  4. Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 05/07/1970