Keith Gersbach

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Keith Gersbach
Personal information
Full nameKeith Gersbach
Born(1924-03-01)1 March 1924
Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 June 2015(2015-06-26) (aged 91)
St Marys, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position Wing
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1945–46 Canterbury-Bankstown 1670021
1947–48 Parramatta 24120036
Total40190057
Source: [1]

Keith Gersbach (1924-2015) nicknamed "The Colonel" was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown and Parramatta as a winger.

Playing career

Gersbach grew up in the Penrith district and played his junior rugby league with St Mary's. Gersbach then served in World War 2 at New Guinea and returned home after suffering from malaria. He later joined Canterbury-Bankstown in 1945 making his debut against Balmain. Gersbach spent two seasons at Canterbury and mainly played in reserve grade before joining newly admitted side Parramatta in 1947. Gersbach was signed as the highest paid player in the new team earning 108 pounds a season. Gersbach played in Parramatta's first ever game on 12 April 1947 against Newtown at Cumberland Oval with the match finishing in a 34-12 defeat. Parramatta went on to finish last in their inaugural year but Gersbach did finish as top try scorer. Gersbach played on for another season in 1948 but left the club at the end of the year and retired. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. "Vale Keith Gersbach". Parramatta Eels. 26 June 2015.
  3. "THROWBACK - 1947 - The Originals". Parramatta Eels. 27 March 2017.
  4. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.