Carl Langton
Carl Spohn Langton (1920-2003) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played in the New South Wales premiership competition for two different Sydney clubs and was later a top-grade referee.
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| Full name | Carl Spohn Langton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 29 June 1920 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 December 2003 (aged 83) Cambridge Park, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Langton played rugby league for North Sydney for four seasons: 1942, 1944, 1946–1947. He then joined the St George Dragons for two seasons between 1949–1950. He won a premiership with St George, playing second-row in the 1949 Grand Final when his side beat South Sydney Rabbitohs 19–12.[1]
He retired from Sydney football at the end of the 1950 NSWRFL season.[1] He later became a graded referee.[2]
Langton died on 10 December 2003 aged 83.[3]
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References
- Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org
- Daily Telegraph - Death Notice 13/12/2003
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