Les Johns

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Les Johns
Personal information
Nickname	Golden Boy
Born	(1942-07-22) 22 July 1942 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Fullback
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
	South Newcastle
1963–71	Canterbury-Bankstown	103	14	233	19	545
	Total	103	14	233	19	545
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1962–69	New South Wales	19
1963–69	Australia	14	2	30	0	66
Source: RLP and Yesterday's Hero

Les Johns (born 1942 in Newcastle, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for Newcastle's Souths club, then (1963–71) the Canterbury-Bankstown club as well as the New South Wales and for the Australian representative sides. He has been named among the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.^[1]

He was a blond-headed fullback of considerable flair and on his day could be one of the most brilliant attacking and defensive players in the game. Johns played nineteen games for New South Wales and fourteen Tests for Australia.

Accolades

In February 2008, Johns was named in the list of Australia's 100 Greatest Players (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL to celebrate the code's centenary year in Australia.^[2] He was made a life member of the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in 2011.^[3]

In 2010 Johns was also named in a South Newcastle team of the century.^[4]

Footnotes

↑ Century's Top 100 Players
↑ "Centenary of Rugby League - The Players". NRL & ARL. 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-02-23.
↑ "Johns and Langmack Receive Life Membership at Bulldogs AGM". Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
↑ Leeson, John (14 June 2010). "Souths honour greatest players". The Newcastle Herald. Retrieved 30 December 2011.

v t e Newcastle rugby league team of the century (1908-2007)

1. Clive Churchill 2. Eddie Lumsden 3. Ron Bailey 4. Brian Carlson 5. Johnny Graves 6. Bob Banks 7. Andrew Johns 8. Paul Harragon 9. Allan Buman 10. Jim Gibbs 11. Don Schofield 12. Herb Narvo 13. Wally Prigg (c) 14. John Sattler 15. Albert Paul 16. Matthew Gidley 17. Les Johns

Persondata
Name	Johns, Les
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player
Date of birth	1942-07-22
Place of birth	Newcastle, New South Wales
Date of death
Place of death

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