Willie Horne
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Willie Horne (23 January 1922 – 23 March 2001) was an English rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s. He played for Great Britain, England, Lancashire and Barrow between 1943 and 1959 and captained all four sides as a round the corner style goal-kicking stand-off. He captained Great Britain in a test series against Australia (1952). In October 2014 he was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame, and is therefore regarded as one of the best 23 players in the history of the British game.
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Full name | William Horne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1922-01-23)23 January 1922 Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 March 2001(2001-03-23) (aged 79) Barrow-in-Furness, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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