Alby Why

Albert George Henry Why, known by the alias Alby Carr, (1899–1969) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s player for South Sydney, who played under his alias for most of his career.

Playing career He was born at Brewarrina in 1899. His family later moved to Redfern and he played his junior football in Wellington and later at Mascot.

As Alby Carr, he played four seasons for South Sydney between 1924 and 1927, including winning the 1926 and 1927 Grand Final's. Carr was also a premiership winner with South Sydney in 1925 as the club went the entire season undefeated. He represented New South Wales in 1924 under his alias. He played one last season with South Sydney in 1930, this time under his correct name of Alby Why. He played one season as Alby Why in 1930 before retiring. He was the brother of Australian Kangaroo, Jack Why.

Carr and Souths' teammate Sid Harris moved to England in 1927 and signed with Huddersfield. They returned to Australia two years later.

Coaching career In 1950, Alby Why coached the Canterbury-Bankstown team for a season before taking over from Vic Bulgin halfway through 1951. He continued to coach Canterbury-Bankstown in 1952.

Alias, and exposure A newspaper report from 1929 exposed Alby Carr as a 'ring-in' (Australian slang, meaning 'false' ), who was actually Alby Why, the brother of Jack Why.

Death Albert George Henry Why died on 29 December 1969, aged 70.