Joe Egan (rugby league), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joe Egan (rugby league)

English rugby league footballer and coach

Date of Birth: 26-Mar-1919

Place of Birth: Wigan, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 11-Nov-2012

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries


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About Joe Egan (rugby league)

  • Joseph "Joe" Egan (26 March 1919 – 11 November 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s, and coached in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
  • He played at representative level for Great Britain and England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan from 1938 to 1950, and Leigh (Heritage ? 603), as a hooker, or second-row, i.e.
  • number 9, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums, and coached at club level for, Leigh, Wigan, Widnes, Warrington and Blackpool Borough.
  • Egan is a Wigan Hall of Fame inductee, and was a life member at Wigan, Egan later became coach of Wigan, taking them to Championship success in the 1959–60 season.

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