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| Full name | Norman Carr | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 February 1955 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Norm Carr (born 20 February 1955 [1] ) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. A Queensland State of Origin representative forward, he played his entire club career in the Brisbane Rugby League Premiership for Souths and Wests, winning grand finals with both.
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