Former Wallabies, Roosters star dies aged 76

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Former Wallaby Alan Cardy has died astatine the property of 76 arsenic the sporting assemblage remembers a singular diversion career.

Cardy, who played 9 rugby Tests for Australia successful the 1960s, besides played top-flight league for Eastern Suburbs arsenic good arsenic excelling arsenic a sprinter and successful golf.

As a inferior jock from Katoomba helium finished 3rd successful the 220 yards astatine the nationalist championships, up of Peter Norman, who would spell connected to triumph a celebrated metallic medal astatine the 1968 Olympic Games successful Mexico City.

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That diversion quality was rapidly recognised successful rugby, arsenic Cardy scored 4 tries successful his 4th people debut for Drummoyne, instantly earning him a promotion to archetypal grade.

Cardy made his Test debut successful 1966 against the British Isles successful Sydney and successful 1967 the Australian Rugby Almanac named him arsenic 1 of its 5 players of the year.

"If for nary different crushed the 1966 play was notable for the find of the young NSW winger Alan Cardy, the astir breathtaking imaginable the codification has seen for immoderate time," it wrote.

"Cardy jumped from virtual obscurity into the Australian Test squad successful conscionable 2 months. Possessed of fantastic velocity and spot (Cardy) had lone played 5 archetypal people games - 1 successful 1965, 4 successful 1966 - erstwhile helium archetypal won selection… and seems destined to go 1 of the country's large internationals."

Cardy switched codes successful 1969 aft signing a four-year woody with Easts.

But a brutal tally of injuries meant helium was incapable to scope the aforesaid heights successful league arsenic helium had successful rugby.

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Cardy's sporting prowess endured, however, and successful 1982 helium defeated Phil Billings - a three-time Eisenhower Trophy typical - to go the Royal Sydney Golf Club champion.

Cardy is survived by his children Alex, Stephanie, and Tom, sisters Robyn and Jennifer, and ex-wife Di Richards.

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