Vince Karalius

Vincent "Vince" Peter Patrick Karalius (15 October 1932 – 13 December 2008), also known as "the Wild Bull of the Pampas", was an English rugby league footballer, and coach. He played as a loose forward, Three of his brothers, Terry, Denis and Tony, also went on to become rugby league players.

Vince Karalius was the coach in Widnes' 19–6 victory over Wigan in the 1984 Challenge Cup Final during the 1983–84 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1984, in front of a crowd of 80,116.

Karalius was also one of the original thirteen former Widnes players inducted into the Widnes Hall of Fame in 1992. In 2000, he became the first forward to be inducted into the British Rugby League Hall of Fame.

Retirement After retiring from rugby league, Karalius forged a successful scrap metal business. He was a resident of the Isle of Man, where he died 13 December 2008 aged 76.