John Gleeson (rugby league)

John Gleeson
Personal information
Born(1938-12-28)28 December 1938
Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Died25 December 2021(2021-12-25) (aged 82)
Playing information
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
PositionHalfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1953–58 Chinchilla
1959–62 All Whites 54
1963–64 Wynnum-Manly
1965 Souths (Toowoomba)
1966–68 Brothers (Brisbane)
Total 54 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1961–67 Queensland 25 2 0 0 6
1964–67 Australia 10 2 0 0 6
Source: [1]

John Gleeson (28 December 1938 – 25 December 2021), also known by the nickname of "Dookie", was an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. An Australian international and Queensland interstate representative half, he played club football in the country for Chinchilla's team, in the Toowoomba Rugby League for the All Whites club, and in the Brisbane Rugby League for the Wynnum-Manly and Brothers clubs, winning the 1967 BRL premiership with the latter.

  1. ^ John Gleeson at rugbyleagueproject.org