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Full name | Blair Kurtz | |||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 28 January 1963|||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 March 2017 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 54)|||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 February 2023 |
Blair Kurtz (1963−2017) was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. He played for Parramatta in the NSWRL competition.
Early career
editKurtz was raised in Toongabbie, New South Wales and was a local Parramatta junior who worked his way through the junior representative squads to Parramatta's senior grades.
Playing career
editKurtz made his first grade debut in round 5 of the 1984 NSWRL season against Western Suburbs at Lidcombe Oval. Kurtz made two further appearances for Parramatta in the top grade.[2][3]
Post playing
editPost his footballing career, Kurtz had a career as veterinarian both in the greyhound industry and as co-owner of the Quakers Hill Veterinary Hospital. In July 2015, while training for a half marathon, he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of Motor Neurone Disease and died in 2017.[4][5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Blair Kurtz - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
- ^ "Official Player Numbers". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Vale Blair Kurtz - Player Number 431". www.parraeels.com.au. 17 March 2017.
- ^ "Fundraiser keeps former vet's memory alive". www.dailytelegraph.com.au.
- ^ "Vale: 2017 In Memoriam". www.nrl.com. 8 January 2018.
- ^ "Tributes Blair Kurtz". tributes.smh.com.au.