About Ken Van Heekeren
Lived 1933 – 2022 (aged 88–89). Ken Van Heekeren was an Australian rugby league player.
Ken Van Heekeren (30 June 1933 – 25 August 2022) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 1950s.
Career As an Eastern Suburbs junior, Van Heekeren played for Woollahra Waratahs. On 4 April 1953, he made his first-grade NSWRFL debut, scoring a try in a 23–10 defeat to Parramatta at Cumberland Oval. During the 1953 season, he was the club's joint-top try scorer with eight tries, along with Morrie Kermond and Col Donohoe. Van Heekeren's 1954 season was ended by injury after dislocating his shoulder. He did not play first-grade competition until the 1957 season, after returning from a two-year stint in Wollongong.
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Who was Ken Van Heekeren?
Australian rugby league player (died 2022)
When was Ken Van Heekeren born?
Ken Van Heekeren was born on 30 June 1933.
When did Ken Van Heekeren die?
Ken Van Heekeren died in 2022.
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Ken Van Heekeren was a rugby league player.
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Ken Van Heekeren was Australian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ken Van Heekeren. https://biography.guide/ken-van-heekeren/
MLA: "Ken Van Heekeren." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ken-van-heekeren/.
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