Sam Backo

Sam Backo
Personal information
Full nameSamson Backo
Born (1961-01-01) 1 January 1961 (age 63)
Ingham, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1980–82 Fortitude Valley
1983–88 Canberra Raiders 115 15 0 0 60
1988–89 Leeds 18 1 0 0 4
1989–90 Brisbane Broncos 20 3 0 0 12
Total 153 19 0 0 76
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–90 Queensland 7 3 0 0 12
1988–89 Australia 6 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]

Sam Backo (born 1 January 1961) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a prop in the 1980s and 1990s.

Named as one of the greatest Aboriginal players of the 20th century, he represented Australia and Queensland, and played club football in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership for the Canberra Raiders and Brisbane Broncos, primarily as a prop forward. Backo was the first Australian forward to score tries in all three Tests of an Ashes series, and following his retirement was named in an Indigenous Australian team of the century.