Former Rugby Football League chief executive Maurice Lindsay has died aged 81.
Lindsay, who masterminded Wigan's revival in the 1980s as chairman, was also instrumental in the creation of Super League in 1996. He also enjoyed a stint as team manager of the Great Britain team.
And his sporting interests delved beyond rugby league, with Lindsay also a former chairman of football club Preston North End. But it was his exploits in the oval game for which he became renowned, overseeing a new era in the sport.
