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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Pa Sport Staff

Two-time World Cup winner Johnny Whiteley dies at age of 91

Two-time World Cup winner and rugby league great Johnny Whiteley has died aged 91, former club Hull have announced.

Whiteley is synonymous with the Black and Whites, having played for them throughout his distinguished career, with Hull acknowledging him as their “greatest ever”.

He made 418 appearances for Hull and would later coach them, as well as city rivals KR, with both clubs nominating him for his place in the sport’s Hall of Fame.

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