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Arthur Beetson
Football player, Athlete
1945 – 2011
Who was Arthur Beetson?
Arthur Henry "Artie" Beetson OAM was an Australian rugby league footballer and coach. He represented Australia, NSW and Queensland from 1964 to 1981. His main position was at prop. Beetson became the first Indigenous Australian to captain his country in any sport and is frequently cited as the best post-war forward in Australian rugby league history. He also had an extensive coaching career, spanning the 1970s to the 1990s, coaching Australia, Queensland, Eastern Suburbs, Redcliffe Dolphins and the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. On 1 December 2011, Beetson died after a heart attack, aged 66.
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- Born
- Jan 22, 1945
Roma - Ethnicity
- Indigenous Australians
- Nationality
- Australia
- Profession
- Died
- Dec 1, 2011
Paradise Point, Queensland
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on July 23, 2013
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