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Steve Mortimer

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Steve Mortimer, nicknamed Turvey, is an Australian former rugby league footballer, born on 15 July 1956 in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, who played as a halfback. He played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club record 272 first-grade games between 1976 and 1988 and won four premierships with the club during the 1980s. He represented New South Wales and Australia, and he won the Clive Churchill Medal in 1985. His two younger brothers, Peter and Chris, also played for the Bulldogs, and his nephew Daniel Mortimer later played in the game as well. He was inducted into the National Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2008.

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Birth Year
1956 1
Gender
Male 2
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Source Rugby League Project: Steve Mortimer (Rugby League Project)

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Source Steve Mortimer (Wikipedia)

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Rugby League, Sports
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is an Australian former rugby league footballer
Sources
1. Rugby League Project: Steve Mortimer (Rugby League Project)
Rugby League Project
  • Vital Statistics, birth
    Born Sunday, 15th July, 1956
  • Competitions Won, premierships
    NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988
  • Competed In: New South Wales Rugby League premiership, Competitions Won, premiership
    NSWRFL/NSWRL Premiership (NRL) 1980, 1984, 1985, 1988
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2. Steve Mortimer (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, pronoun
    Mortimer's two younger brothers, Peter and Chris, also played for the club.
  • Lead, nationality
    is an Australian former rugby league footballer
  • Plays: Rugby League, Lead, sport
    is an Australian former rugby league footballer
  • On The Roster Of: Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, Lead, club canterbury-bankstown-bulldogs
    Mortimer played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club record 272 first-grade games between 1976 and 1988
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