Personal information
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Full name | Athol William Smith | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | 29 April 1915 Lismore, New South Wales |
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Died | 1 December 1980 Forest Lodge, New South Wales |
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Playing information
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Coaching information
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson
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Athol William Smith (1915-1980) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1940s, a two-time premiership winner and later a coach in New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership.
Athol Smith played seven seasons for the Balmain Tigers between 1939 and 1945. He was a dual premiership winner with the Tigers, winning both the 1939 and the 1944 grand finals with them. He later coached the club between 1948-1950. In 1953, whilst playing for Toowoomba's Souths club, Smith was selected to play for Queensland against the touring United States team.
Athol Smith died on 1 December 1980, aged 65.