Johnny Slade
{{short description|Australian RL coach and former rugby league footballer}}
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{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Johnny Slade
|fullname = John Slade
|birth_date = {{birth date|1933|04|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Stockton, New South Wales, Australia
|death_date = {{death date and age|1991|02|04|1933|04|22|df=y}}
|retired = yes
|position = {{rlp|FB}}
|club1 = Parramatta
|year1start = 1953
|year1end = 59
|appearances1 = 77
|tries1 = 16
|goals1 = 39
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 126
|coachteam1 = Parramatta
|coachyear1start = 1955
|coachyear1end =
|coachgames1 = 18
|coachwins1 = 5
|coachdraws1 = 0
|coachlosses1 = 13
}}
John 'Johnny' Slade (1933–1991) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
Playing career
Originally from the Stockton, New South Wales area, Slade was a fullback for the Parramatta Eels between 1953 and 1955, then in 1958 and 1959.{{cite web|url=https://www.parraeels.com.au/about/official-player-numbers/|title=Official Player Numbers|website=Parramatta Eels}}
He is remembered for his long range kicking, especially his kicking duels with rival fullbacks and was a crowd favourite at Cumberland Oval. Slade played 77 games with Parramatta in his career, scoring 16 tries, 36 goals and two field goals for a total of 124 points. He also holds the record as the youngest first grade captain-coach when he coached the blue and golds in 1955 at age 21,[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nswrfl-1955/parramatta/summary.html Parramatta 1955 season summary] being the last coach of the club to avoid the wooden spoon until Ken Kearney seven seasons later.
He returned to Newcastle at the end of his playing career.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players . 1995 ({{ISBN|1875169571}})
Death
Slade died on 4 February 1991, aged 57.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 09/02/1991
References
{{Reflist}}
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{{Succession box
| before = Charlie Gill
1954
| after = Cec Fifield
1956
| title = Coach
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Parramatta
| years = 1955
}}
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Parramatta Eels captains
Category:Parramatta Eels coaches
Category:Parramatta Eels players
Category:Rugby league fullbacks
Category:Rugby league players from Newcastle, New South Wales