Arnold Walker
former GB & England international rugby league footballer
Thomas Arnold Walker (15 April 1952 – 12 May 2022), also known by the nickname of "Boxer", was an English professional rugby league footballer. He played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Cumbria, and at club level for Kells A.R.L.F.C., and Cumbrian rivals; Workington Town and Whitehaven. He was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.
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Full name | Thomas Arnold Walker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Whitehaven, Cumbria, England | 15 April 1952||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 12 May 2022 | (aged 70)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Stand-off, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walker died on 12 May 2022 from cancer in Cumbria, aged 70.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ↑ "Former West Cumbrian half-back Arnold Walker dies aged 70". Archived from the original on 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-23.