Barry Muir

Early life Born in Murwillumbah, New South Wales, Muir grew up at Tweed Heads. Club career Nicknamed "Garbo", Muir was a feisty halfback, Muir then made his Test debut on 13 June 1959 at the Sydney Cricket Ground along with Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper and Noel Kelly and played in all three Tests against the Kiwis. Later that year was selected for the 1959-60 Kangaroo tour where he appeared in all six Tests Before the final match of the 1976 interstate series he was watching a replay of an old game in the Queensland team's hotel when he spotted a cockroach.

"There was one of those rabbit ear aerials on top of the TV with this cockroach sitting on it. Tt was on the NSW side. Then when the Blues changed sides at halftime, it did too. I thought, that's what they are, bloody cockroaches." The next day at training Muir told his players to go out and belt those cockroaches. A Sydney reporter overheard and the nickname stuck. — The Courier-Mail, 30 June 2012

In August 2022, Muir was named as halfback in the Brisbane Rugby League Team of the Century. He was survived by his wife and four children.