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| Full name | Philip Jackson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 June 1932 Montreal, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 July 2022 (aged 90) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, stand-off | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Philip Jackson (9 June 1932 – 20 July 2022[3]) was an English World Cup winning former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a captain, playing as a centre, or stand-off, as well as a Barrow club legend.
With Barrow, where he was known as the 'Prince Among Centres', he played in three Challenge Cup finals in the 1950s. Jackson won 27 Great Britain caps, played in the 1954 and 1957 Rugby League World Cups and twice toured Australasia with the Lions.
He was inducted into the Barrow Hall of Fame when it was launched in 2001 alongside 1950s teammates Willie Horne and Jimmy Lewthwaite.