Joe Ball (rugby league)
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| Full name | Joseph Ball | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1927[1] St Helens, Merseyside, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 6 October 1964 (aged 37)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Scrum-half | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Ball (1 April 1927 – 6 October 1964) was an English rugby league footballer who played as a fullback or scrum-half for St Helens and Barrow.
Biography
[edit]Ball started his career with St Helens in 1943, playing 135 games for moving to Barrow in 1955,[1] He spent six seasons with Barrow,[2] Joe Ball played fullback in Barrow's 7-9 defeat by Leeds in the 1957 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318.[citation needed]
Ball's son, Ian, also played for Barrow.[1]
After suffering from cancer, Ball died in hospital on 6 October 1964, aged 37.[2]