Barry Nelson (rugby league)

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

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

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 1960 and finished his career at Newtown Jets for two seasons between 1962-1963.

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.

References

  1. ↑ "Two Off In Police Match". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1962-09-07. p. 13. Retrieved 2010-04-24.
  2. ↑ "Bulldogs Biography". thebulldogs.com.au. 2010-04-24. Retrieved 2010-04-24.