About Cyril Abotomey
Lived 1902 – 1980 (aged 77–78). Cyril Abotomey was an Australian rugby league player.
Cecil "Cyril" Abotomey OBE (1902 – 20 December 1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs club of the New South Wales Rugby League competition.
Playing career Abotomey was a Paddington junior in Rugby League and Cricket and also played junior Australian rules football for the Double Bay side. In rugby league he played in both the centre and wing positions and was a member of Eastern Suburbs 1923 premiership winning side. Abotomey was also a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that won the President's Cup in 1922, and is officially recognised as Eastern Suburbs' 138th player. He eventually moved to Brisbane and continued his career there.
Death He died in Brisbane in 1980 and was buried at the Toowong Cemetery on 22 December 1980.
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Who was Cyril Abotomey?
Australian rugby league footballer
When was Cyril Abotomey born?
Cyril Abotomey was born in 1902 in White Cliffs.
When did Cyril Abotomey die?
Cyril Abotomey died on 20 December 1980 in Brisbane.
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Cyril Abotomey was a rugby league player.
What nationality was Cyril Abotomey?
Cyril Abotomey was Australian.
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