Chris Houghton

Chris Houghton (born 14 October 1959)

Houghton started his NSWRFL first–grade career with the Penrith Panthers, playing primarily as a centre before developing into a second rower. His Penrith career came in two stints, interrupted by one season with the Parramatta Eels. While in Sydney, Houghton completed studies at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College and briefly taught at a Catholic high school in Bonnyrigg. He joined the Department of Agriculture as a trainee agronomist when he signed with the Canberra Raiders, where his first–grade opportunities came mostly off the bench, but he did gain captaincy honours with the reserves.