Harold Crocker

For the American film actor, see Harry Crocker.
Harold Crocker
Personal information
Nickname Mick
Born 14 December 1927 (1927-12-14) (age 84)[1]
Playing information
Weight 14½ St.[2]
Position Lock, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
194?–53 Souths (Brisbane)
1954–55 Parramatta 24 4 0 0 12
Total
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1949–53 Queensland 19
1950–55 Australia 17 3 0 0 6

Harold "Mick" Crocker is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the mid-20th century. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative back-row forward,[3] he played his club career in Brisbane with Souths[4] and in Sydney with Parramatta.

After a successful career as a Queensland and then Australian international representative, in the 1954 pre-season Crocker signed a then record one-season deal for an Australian to move south and play for Sydney club Parramatta in order to assist his family who had lost their home in a fire the previous year.[5] Parramatta finished the season with the wooden spoon however.

References

  1. ^ Queensland representative players at Queensland Rugby League website
  2. ^ "Easy League win by N.S.W" 23 June 1949 The Sydney Morning Herald
  3. ^ "The 1950s Maroon Renaissance" by Sean Fagan (rl1908.com)
  4. ^ "Souths Logan Magpies" at Queensland Rugby League website
  5. ^ "Crocker will play here" 20 January 1954 The Sydney Morning Herald

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