Bill "Herman" Hamilton (born 12 February 1945) is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. Known as Herman by teammates after his resemblance to popular television character Herman Munster, he played in the

New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership The New South Wales Rugby League premiership was the first rugby league football club competition established in Australia and contributor to today's National Rugby League. Run by the New South Wales Rugby League (initially named the New Sout ...

as a front rower for the

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

and North Sydney clubs, winning the

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and

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premierships with the Sea Eagles. He also gained selection for the

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on the

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though he only played in eight minor matches and didn't play a test. Unwanted by Manly at the end of 1974, he went on to captain the North Sydney Bears, bringing much needed discipline to a club regarded as 'easybeats'. Hamilton captain-coached the club to their last major trophy the Channel 10 Challenge Cup in 1978. In 2010 he was named at prop forward in Kurri Rugby League Club's team of the century. A retired policeman, Bill Hamilton lives in

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on the NSW

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where he has given a lot of his time to the

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.1973 NSWRFL Grand Final - Manly players 40 years later
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