Johnny Hunter

Who is Johnny Hunter?

Johnny Hunter was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s. He played in Sydney's NSWRFL Premiership for the Eastern Suburbs club. The 1945 NSWRFL season was his first, and at the end of it he played at centre in Easts' Grand Final victory.

In January 1947 Hunter, along with Eastern Suburbs teammate Lionel Cooper signed to play with English club Huddersfield.

Hunter scored 16-tries during the 1948-49 Northern Rugby Football League season, breaking the record for a fullback set by Jim Sullivan.

Hunter played a fullback in Huddersfield's 2–20 defeat by Wigan in the 1949–50 Rugby Football League Championship final at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950.

Johnny Hunter played Fullback in Huddersfield's 15-10 victory over St. Helens in the 1952-53 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 25 April 1953, having been stretchered from the field in the 63rd minute after a "stiff-arm" from St. Helens' winger Steve Llewellyn, he later returned to the field.

Also while in England, Hunter played eight matches for the Other Nationalities rugby league team, and one match for the British Empire.

Hunter played for Huddersfield until 1955.

He died in 1980.