Robert John "Bob" Landers (1940-1996) was an Australian professional

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footballer in the

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competition for the

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and Penrith clubs. A long-striding , Landers played with the

club from (1959-1965) and played in the

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1960 grand final loss to

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. He was a student of St Josephs’ College in Sydney.

Playing career

In 1959, Landers first season at the Eastern Suburbs club, he was selected to represent

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. Landers was the NSWRFL top point scorer in the

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, and the

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. After leaving Easts at the end of the 1965 season Landers joined English club

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before returning to Australia where he played with

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in their first season in the NSWRFL in 1967. He retired as Penrith's leading point scorer after 4 seasons in 1970. Landers was named as a winger in Penrith's 'Greatest Team' since its inception in 1967. While playing football, Landers also served in the

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, and in 2008, rugby league's centennial year in Australia, he was named on the wing in a NSW Police team of the century.Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition)

References

* ''Encyclopedia Of Rugby League Players'' (Alan Whiticker and Glen Hudson) {{DEFAULTSORT:Landers, Bob 1940 births 1996 deaths Australian police officers Australian rugby league players Leeds Rhinos players New South Wales rugby league team players Penrith Panthers players Place of birth missing Place of death missing Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league wingers Sydney Roosters players