Martin Offiah

Martin Nwokocha Offiah is an English former professional rugby league and rugby union footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He scored over 500 tries in rugby league, which makes him the third highest try scorer of all time and the top try scoring English player. He was a Great Britain and England international winger, nicknamed Chariots after the film Chariots of Fire because of his running speed. After playing rugby union he moved to Widnes in 1987 and later played for Wigan, London Broncos and Salford City Reds, and in Australia for Eastern Suburbs and St George. He was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013, features in a statue of great players outside Wembley Stadium, and in 2023 became an ambassador of Wigan Warriors.