Alan Cardy (19 September 1945 – 19 December 2021) was a representative of in

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. As a young man he concentrated on track and field, winning the Australian Junior Championships discus throw in 1963, aged just seventeen. In 1965, he ran 22.0 seconds in the 220 yards to finish third at the Australian National Championships – one-tenth of a second ahead of Peter Norman, the future silver medallist in the

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at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Cardy did not play any rugby until 1963 in his final year at Katoomba High School, where he was school captain. He played a few games for the Blue Mountains Rugby Club during 1962 and 1963, and later joined

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in 1965. Cardy switched to the other rugby code –

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in 1969. However, his wing-threequarters career never reached any great heights in rugby league after suffering a broken leg in the pre-season. He died on 19 December 2021 at the age of 76, and was survived by his three children.

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* *The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League players (Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson) {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardy, Alan 1945 births 2021 deaths Australia international rugby union players Australian rugby league players Australian rugby union players People from Katoomba, New South Wales Rugby league players from Katoomba, New South Wales Rugby union players from New South Wales Sydney Roosters players Rugby union wings Drummoyne RFC players