Frank Smith, Jr.
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| Nickname | Cheyenne (after the character Cheyenne Bodie in the TV series Cheyenne played by Clint Walker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Frank "Cheyenne" Smith is a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, and 1960s, playing at representative level for Yorkshire, and at club level for Featherstone Rovers (Heritage № 380), and Castleford, as a second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.[1][2][3]
Playing career
County honours
Frank Smith won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-second-row, i.e. number 11, in the 13-15 defeat by Cumberland at Belle Vue, Wakefield on 25 September 1963.
County League appearances
Frank Smith played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire County League during the 1964–65 season.[4]
County Cup Final appearances
Frank Smith played right wing, i.e. number 2, in Featherstone Rovers' 15-14 victory over Hull F.C. in the 1959 Yorkshire County Cup Final during the 1959–60 season at Headingley Rugby Stadium, Leeds on Saturday 31 October 1959.
Genealogical information
Frank Smith is the son of Frank Smith, Sr..
References
- ↑ Bailey, Ron (1956). The Official History Of Featherstone Rovers R.L.F.C.. Wakefield Express. ASIN: B00O1TLDPC
- ↑ David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport - Castleford Rugby League - A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
- ↑ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on May 29, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.