Steve Mortimer
Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
Stephen Charles Mortimer OAM[1] (born 15 July 1956), also nicknamed "Turvey",[2] is an Australian former rugby league player. He was a halfback. Mortimer played a Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs club record 272 first grade games between 1976 and 1988, winning four premierships during the 1980s. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Yagoona,[2] and was raised in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales. He also played for the New South Wales team between 1977 and 1985. From 1981 to 1984, he also played for the Australian national team.
In 2021, Mortimer was diagnosed with dementia.[3] In February 2022, he was sent to a care home.[3]
References
change- ↑ "Mr Stephen Charles Mortimer". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 10 April 2022 – via Government of Australia.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Steve Mortimer". Museum of the Riverina. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Steve 'Turvey' Mortimer facing a battle to live with dignity". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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