Kevin Hastings
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Horrie | |||||
| Born | 5 January 1957 Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Halfback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1976–87 | Easts (Sydney) | 239 | 49 | 55 | 17 | 281 |
| 1986–87 | Barrow | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 262 | 50 | 55 | 19 | 287 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1981–83 | City Seconds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | New South Wales Origin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Source: Yesterdays Hero | ||||||
Kevin 'Horrie' Hastings (born 5 January 1957 in Surry Hills, New South Wales) is an Australian retired multi-award winning rugby league footballer of the 1970s and 80s. He played in Australia's New South Wales Rugby League Football Competition (NSWRL). One of the Eastern Suburbs clubs favourite sons, debuting with the club in 1976 until his final match in 1987.
Biography
A student of Mount Carmel primary school in Waterloo, Hastings first played rugby league when his school side was coached by a nun.[1]
Coach Jack Gibson placed Hastings into first grade in 1976 when he was 19. He went on to have a distinguished career with Easts that lasted 12 seasons and he played in the 1980 grand final against the Bulldogs. He held the distinct honour of being the first player to appear in 200 first grade games for the club and held the record for the number of first grade games for Easts at 228 until broken by Luke Ricketson in 2002.
Hastings received the name 'Horrie' from Bob O'Reilly who gave players nicknames that started with the same initial as the surname. Considered by many to have been the greatest rugby league halfback never to have played for Australia.
The Kevin Hastings Stand, at Aussie Stadium, which is the Homeground for the Sydney Roosters, was named in his honour. He now lives in Florida with his American wife Lynn.
Kevin continues his passion for sport as a Personal Fitness Trainer. Kevin specializes in Functional Training and motivating individuals with varying fitness levels, from beginners to competitive athletes.
Awards
- Rothmans Medal 1981
- Rugby League Week Player of the Year 1980, 1981 and 1982
- Dally M Halfback of the Year 1980, 1981 and 1982
- Amco Cup player of the series: 1979
References
- ↑ Daniel Lane (5 January 2014). "John Lang leads the charge for women coaches". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2014=.
Rugby League Week 14 March 2007
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