Bill Keato, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bill Keato

Australian rugby league footballer and administrator

Date of Birth: 03-Nov-1918

Place of Birth: Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia

Date of Death: 08-Oct-2012

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Bill Keato

  • William Keato (3 November 1918 - 8 October 2012) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Sydney' Western Suburbs from 1938 till 1950.
  • A goal-kicking fullback he played over one hundred first grade games for the Magpies.
  • He scored over 770 points to become Wests' all-time top point-scorer and goal-kicker.
  • Roy Masters said of Keato, "A prodigious goalkicker, Keato booted what were called "flag waggers" from the sideline and halfway, often in the mud and against the wind, in the 1938-to-1950 era, when goals, rather than tries, decided games." He also said Keato, "won more matches for the Magpies than any other player."

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