Deon Bird

{{short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Deon Bird

|fullname =

|image =

|imagesize =

|caption =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|27|df=y}}

|birth_place = Australia

|death_date =

|height =

|weight =

|position = {{Rlp|FB|CE|LF|WG}}

|club1 = {{nowrap|Paris Saint-Germain}}

|year1start = 1996

|year1end = 97

|appearances1 = 37

|tries1 = 16

|goals1 = 2

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 68

|club2 = Adelaide Rams

|year2start = 1998

|year2end =

|appearances2 = 14

|tries2 = 6

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 24

|club3 = Gateshead Thunder

|year3start = 1999

|year3end =

|appearances3 = 22

|tries3 = 13

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 0

|points3 = 52

|club4 = Hull FC

|year4start = 2000

|year4end = 02

|appearances4 = 67

|tries4 = 25

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 100

|club5 = {{nowrap|Wakefield Trinity Wildcats}}

|year5start = 2002

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 11

|tries5 = 1

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 4

|club6 = Widnes Vikings

|year6start = 2003

|year6end = 04

|appearances6 = 49

|tries6 = 10

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 0

|points6 = 40

|club7 = Castleford Tigers

|year7start = 2005

|year7end = 06

|appearances7 = 46

|tries7 = 15

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 0

|points7 = 60

|new = yes

|retired = yes

|updated = 25 November 2008

|source ={{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/deon-bird-/|title=Statistics at loverugbyleague.com|publisher=loverugbyleague.com|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018|archive-date=19 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219184027/https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/deon-bird-/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/deon-bird/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=Rugby League Project|date=31 December 2018|access-date=1 January 2019}}{{cite book|title=Gillette Rugby League Yearbook 2011-12|publisher=League Publications Limited|isbn=978-1-901347-24-1|author=Tim Butcher|author2=Daniel Spencer|date=November 2011}}

}}

Deon Bird (born 27 January 1976) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level for Paris Saint-Germain, the Adelaide Rams, Gateshead Thunder, Hull F.C., the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, the Widnes Vikings and the Castleford Tigers, as a {{rlp|fb}} or {{rlp|ce}}.David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000) "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. {{ISBN|978-0752418957}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|date=31 December 2013|access-date=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archive-date=16 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=148|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|date=31 December 2013|access-date=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610185322/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=148|archive-date=10 June 2012}}