Johnny Slade
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Slade | |||||
| Born | 1932 | |||||
| Died | 4 February 1991 | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1953–59 | Parramatta Eels | 77 | 16 | 36 | 2 | 124 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1953–1953 | Parramatta Eels | 18 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 28 |
| Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||
John 'Johnny' Slade (1932-1991) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1950s.
Originally from the Stockton, New South Wales area, Johnny Slade was a fullback for the Parramatta Eels between 1953-1955 and 1958-1959. He is remembered for his long range kicking, especially his kicking duels with rival fullbacks and was a crowd favourite at Cumberland Oval. Slade played 77 games with Parramatta Eels in his career, scoring 16 tries, 36 goals and 2 field goals for a total of 124 points. He also holds the record as the youngest first grade captain-coach when he coached the Eels in 1953 at age 21. He returned to Newcastle at the end of his playing career. [1]
Johnny Slade died on 4 February 1991, aged 59. [2]