William Brogan

{{short description|Australian RL coach and former Australia international rugby league footballer}}

{{about||the professor of electrical engineering|William L. Brogan}}

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|name = William Brogan

|fullname = William Henry Joseph Brogan

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|birth_date = 28 April 1900

|birth_place = West Wyalong, New South Wales,

|death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1983|3|6|1900|4|28}}

|death_place = Earlwood, New South Wales

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|club1 = Western Suburbs

|year1start = 1929

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|yearBend = 30

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|updated = 15 February 2019

|source = Whiticker/Hudson.

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William Henry Joseph Brogan (28 April 1900 – 6 March 1983) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He was a state and national representative.

Background

Brogan was born at West Wyalong, New South Wales, on 28 April 1900.

Playing career

He joined Western Suburbs Magpies in 1929, and after a stirling season, he was selected on the 1929/30 Kangaroo Tour and played in all three tests against England.

Brogan is listed on the Australian Players Register as Kangaroo No.151.ARL Annual Report 2005, page 53 Brogan spent five years at Wests between 1929 and 1933 and won a premiership with them in 1930. Brogan also made 11 appearances for New South Wales.

Coaching career

He retired from Sydney football in 1933 to captain-coach Warialda and Moree Rugby Leagues clubs.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 edition. ({{ISBN|1875169571}})

File:Kangaroos 1st Test 1929.jpg

Death

Brogan died at Earlwood, New South Wales, on 6 March 1983, aged 83.Sydney Morning Herald: Death Notice 7/3/1983

References

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| before = {{nowrap|Jim Craig}}
1932

| after = {{nowrap|Frank McMillan}}
1934-1936

| title = Coach
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| years = 1933

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{{Western Suburbs squad - 1930 NSWRFL premiers}}

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Category:1900 births

Category:1983 deaths

Category:Australia national rugby league team players

Category:Australian rugby league coaches

Category:Australian rugby league players

Category:New South Wales rugby league team players

Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales

Category:Western Suburbs Magpies coaches

Category:Western Suburbs Magpies players

Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen

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