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Ken Eyre

1941 – 2018

Rugby league footballer

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About Ken Eyre

Lived 1941 – 2018 (aged 76). Ken Eyre was a British rugby league player.

Ken Eyre (11 November 1941 – 5 September 2018) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Hunslet, Leeds and Keighley as a . and played at in Leeds' 11–10 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1968 Challenge Cup "Watersplash" Final Wembley on Saturday 11 May 1968, in front of a crowd of 87,100.

Eyre played in Hunslet's 22–44 defeat by St. Helens in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford, and played in Leeds' 16–14 victory over Castleford in the Rugby Football League Championship Final during the 1968–69 season at Odsal Stadium on Saturday 24 May 1969.

Eyre played at in Hunslet's 12–2 victory over Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1962 Yorkshire Cup Final at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 27 October 1962, and in the 8–17 defeat by Bradford Northern in the 1965 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1965–66 season at Headingley on Saturday 16 October 1965, and played at , in Leeds' 11–10 victory over Castleford in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.

Representative honours Eyre won a cap for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1965 against New Zealand.

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Who was Ken Eyre?

rugby league footballer

When was Ken Eyre born?

Ken Eyre was born on 11 November 1941.

When did Ken Eyre die?

Ken Eyre died on 6 September 2018.

What was Ken Eyre's occupation?

Ken Eyre was a rugby league player.

What nationality was Ken Eyre?

Ken Eyre was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ken Eyre

· Wikidata: Q6387583

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