Bill Frendin
Magnus Joseph 'Bill' Frendin (1919-2014) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s.
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| Full name | Magnus Joseph Frendin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1919 Crows Nest, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 May 2014 Hurstville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 14 st 1 lb (197 lb; 89 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Frendin was a lower grade player at St. George who played two first grade games in 1945. With so many players enlisted in World War II, Bill Frendin (who was a police constable at Rockdale, New South Wales) was able to fill in at prop for Bill McRitchie on two occasions.[2] Bill Frendin was the Superintendent at the St.George Police Citizens Boys Club during his playing days and went on to become a detective in later years.[3]
Frendin died on 6 May 2014, aged 94 at the Gannon Gardens Nursing Home, Hurstville, New South Wales.[4]
References
- "W Frendin - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- The Sun (Sydney) (2/8/1945) "Policeman replaces McRitchie" https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/230462537?searchTerm=%22frendin%22&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales%7C%7C%7Cl-decade=194
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995. ISBN 1875169571
- Daily Telegraph (Sydney) Death Notice (7/5/2014)
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