Cecil "Cyril" Abotomey OBE[2] (1902 – 20 December 1980) was an Australian rugby league footballer for the Eastern Suburbs club of the New South Wales Rugby League competition.
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| Full name | Cecil Phillip Abotomey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1902 White Cliffs, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 December 1980 (aged 77–78) Brisbane, Queensland | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 May 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editAbotomey was a Paddington junior in Rugby League and Cricket and also played junior Australian rules football for the Double Bay side.[3] In rugby league he played in both the centre and wing positions and was a member of Eastern Suburbs 1923 premiership winning side. Abotomey was also a member of the Eastern Suburbs side that won the President's Cup in 1922, and is officially recognised as Eastern Suburbs' 138th player. He eventually moved to Brisbane and continued his career there.[4]
Death
editHe died in Brisbane in 1980 and was buried at the Toowong Cemetery on 22 December 1980.
References
edit- ^ "Cyril Abotomey – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ "No. 45262". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1970. p. 20.
- ^ The Arrow, 9 June 1917, p.2
- ^ "Men's Honour Roll". Sydney Roosters. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League, Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson
- History of the New South Wales Rugby League Finals, Steve Hadden
- From Where The Sun Rises, 100 Years of the Sydney Roosters, Ian Heads, ISBN 9780977522651
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