Ron Madden

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Ron Madden
Personal information
Full nameRonald Francis Madden
Born28 December 1923
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 July 2012 (Age 88)
Erskineville, New South Wales
Playing information
Position Five-eighth
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1949 Newtown 183009

Ron Madden (1923-2012) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.

Madden came from a sporting family from Camperdown, New South Wales, his brother Bob Madden was a state cricketer and star soccer player.

Ron Madden was also a multi-talented sportsman who played A grade cricket and soccer for the Petersham Club. He tried out for Newtown in 1949 and was graded. In his only season in the NSWRFL, Ron Madden was used in many different positions in the Newtown backline and most of the season with a broken wrist.

At the end of the 1949 season, Ron Madden went to the country [1] to successfully captain/coach Canberra in 1950, Goulburm in 1951, Inverell in 1952-1953 and Armidale in 1954. [2]

Madden died on 26 July 2012 at Erskineville, New South Wales age 88. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Sydney Morning Herald "Madden To Go To Country" 30/3/1950 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/18154418?searchTerm=%22ron%20madden%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=195%7C%7C%7Cl-year=1950
  2. ↑ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN   1875169571
  3. ↑ DAILY TELEGRAPH (Sydney) Death Notice 30/7/2012
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