Keith Outten
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| Full name | Keith Phillip Outten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2022 (aged 75) Croydon, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Keith Outten (1947−2022) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
Playing career
[edit]A five-eighth, Outten played four seasons with Balmain between 1968 and 1971. During this period, he won a premiership with the Tigers when he played five-eighth in the 1969 Grand Final.
Outten made a successful shift to the North Sydney Bears for three seasons between 1972 and 1974, before returning to Balmain for one final season in 1975. He captain-coached the rural club Yanco before retiring as a player.[2][3][4][5] He died on 26 October 2022 following a long illness at the age of 75[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Keith Outten - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ "Tigers, Souths love a ruckus". Heraldsun.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "1969 rugby league grand final, Balmain v Rabbitohs, did Balmain cheat?". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Old Tigers greats gather to farewell their spiritual leader Peter Provan". smh.com.au. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ https://unityfunerals.com.au/obituary/keith-phillip-outten/ [bare URL]
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