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Wally Lewis

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Wally Lewis is an Australian rugby league footballer and coach who played professionally from the 1970s through the early 1990s. A decorated national captain from 1984 to 1989, he became legendary for his performances in State of Origin competition, captaining Queensland in 30 of his 31 matches, and won a record eight State of Origin man-of-the-match awards. He was named one of rugby league's "Immortals" in 1999. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Birth Year
1959 1
Career Highlight
Named one of rugby league's Immortals in 1999 and won a record 8 State of Origin man-of-the-match awards, captaining Queensland in 30 of his 31 State of Origin matches. 1
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Rugby League, Sports
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1. Wikipedia, Wally Lewis
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    Lewis is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever players of rugby league.
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    Lewis is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever players of rugby league.
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    Lewis is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever players of rugby league.
  • Wikipedia or cited reference, description lead (competition-category)
    Wally Lewis is an Australian rugby league footballer and coach who played professionally from the 1970s through the early 1990s.
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