Jack Wilkinson
Athlete
1930 –
Who is Jack Wilkinson?
Jack Wilkinson was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1940s, '50s and '60s, and coach of the 1960s. A classmate of wrestler Shirley Crabtree, he was a Great Britain international Prop, who played at club level for Halifax, Wakefield Trinity and Bradford Northern. He also represented Yorkshire, English League XIII, England, and Great Britain.
After retirement from rugby league Jack, together with his wife June, entered the licenced trade and ran West Yorkshire pubs including the Rose & Crown in Greetland, and the Maypole in Warley.
Jack Wilkinson is clearly visible as a rugby player in several scenes of the film This Sporting Life which starred Richard Harris.
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