Dale Shearer

For the American stock car racing driver, see Dale Shearer (racing driver).

Dale Shearer
Personal information
Full nameDale Anthony Shearer
Born (1965-07-25) 25 July 1965 (age 59)
St George, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
PositionFullback, Wing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984 Mackay
1985–89 Manly-Warringah 86 45 5 1 191
1987–88 Widnes 14 6 11 0 46
1990–91 Brisbane Broncos 27 15 48 0 156
1992–94 Gold Coast Seagulls 33 3 17 2 48
1995–96 South Qld Crushers 10 5 1 0 21
1997 Sydney Roosters 11 2 0 0 8
1998 North Qld Cowboys 13 2 2 0 12
Total 194 78 84 3 482
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1984–96 Queensland 26 12 6 0 56
1986–93 Australia 20 12 9 0 66
Source: [1]

Dale Shearer (born 25 July 1965), also known by the nickname of "Rowdy",[2] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative of Aboriginal heritage, he played club football in Queensland, New South Wales and England. His playing career included a NSWRL Premiership win with Manly-Warringah in 1987 and a Rugby League World Cup Final win in 1988. Ten years after his retirement, Shearer was still the all-time top try-scorer in State of Origin and he was named on the wing of the Indigenous Australian team of the century.

Shearer is a professional speaker who speaks about his time as a professional athlete, the challenges he has faced, mental health, and overcoming personal adversity. Shearer is an advocate for cancer awareness after losing his wife and father to cancer.[3]

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Rowdy's one of the best" dailymercury.com.au
  3. ^ "League legend tackles cancer in Mackay". Daily Mercury. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2018.