- Keith Holman
Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Keith Holman
fullname = Keith Holman
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position = Halfback
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club1 = Western Suburbs
year1start = 1949
year1end = 1961
appearances1 = 202
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points1 = 381
teamA = New South Wales
yearAstart = 1950
yearAend = 1955
appearancesA = 33
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pointsA = 64
teamB = Australia
yearBstart = 1950
yearBend = 1958
appearancesB = 32
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pointsB = 54
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new = yesKeith Holman is a former Australian
rugby league footballer , a national and state representative half-back whose club career was played with Western Suburbs from 1949 to 1961. He has since been named as one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century [ [http://www.livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/02/22/Controversy_reigns_as_NRL_releases_top_100_players Century's Top 100 Players] ] . After retiring as player, Holman became one of the game's top-level referees.Club career
Eric Bennett helped sign Holman with Wests from the Central Western New South Wales town ofDubbo .Representative career
Referee
Accolades
He was voted in the
Wests Tigers Team of the Century and theWestern Suburbs Magpies Team of the Century. In 2003 he was admitted into theAustralian Rugby League Hall of Fame [ [http://rl1908.com/Hoffame/index.htm Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame] ] .In February 2008, Holman was named in the list of Australia's "100 Greatest Players" (1908–2007) which was commissioned by the NRL and ARL tocelebrate the code's centenary year in Australia. [cite web|publisher="NRL & ARL"|title=Centenary of Rugby League - The Players
url=http://www.centenaryofrugbyleague.com.au/site/the-players.aspx?cat=3&list=true|accessdate=2008-02-23|date=2008-02-23 ]Footnotes
References
External links
* [http://www.sahof.org.au/hallOfFame/memberProfile/index.php?memberID=103&memberType=athlete Keith Holman biography at Sport Australia Hall of Fame]
* [http://www.eraofthebiff.com/p102a.html Keith Holman at eraofthebiff.com]
* [http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Keith-Holman_4040.aspx Keith Holman at yesterdayshero.com.au]
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