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| Full name | Ronald Joseph Coote | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 October 1944 Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ron Coote AM (born 1944) is an Australian former representative rugby league player whose club career was played with South Sydney and the Eastern Suburbs Roosters, with both of whom he won premierships. He is considered one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century.[3] Ron Coote Cup, contested annually by South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters is named in his honour - his entire club career having been played at these two clubs.[4]
- ^ "Ron Coote - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "Yesterday's Hero".
- ^ Century's Top 100 Players Archived 25 February 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Monahan, Jeremy (10 March 2010). "The rivalry between South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Sydney Roosters is legendary". Southern Courier. Australia: News Community Media. Retrieved 11 March 2010.