Barry Nelson (rugby league)

Barry Clyde Nelson OAM was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played for the Newtown and Canterbury-Bankstown clubs.[1][2]

For the basketball player, see Barry Nelson (basketball).

Barry Nelson
Personal information
Full nameBarry Clyde Nelson
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954-55, 1959–61 Canterbury-Bankstown 56 5 0 0 15
1962–63 Newtown Jets 33 1 2 0 7
Total 89 6 2 0 22
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1959 NSW Firsts 1 0 0 0 0
As of 27 Aug 2020
Source: Whittacker/Hudson

Nelson played five seasons of first grade rugby league with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs between 1954-1955 and 1959-1961 and is listed at the Bulldogs player No.196. He spent a year or two captain-coaching in Gligandra in 1956-57 before returning the Bulldogs. He represented New South Wales on one occasion in 1959 and finished his career at Newtown Jets for two seasons between 1962–1963.[3]

During the 1980s and 1990s, Nelson was club president of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He and secretary Peter Moore, oversaw a very successful 1980s, yielding 4 premierships and as a stable committee, oversaw the Bulldogs success into the 1990s. He was club president from 1982–2002.[4]

References
  1. "Two Off In Police Match". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  2. "Bulldogs Biography". thebulldogs.com.au. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2010.
  3. Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
  4. BULLDOGS - Barry Nelson (My Story) https://www.bulldogs.com.au/news/2015/08/12/barry-nelson--my-story/


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