Geoffrey Winston Pryce (17 July 1961 – 5 December 2020) was an English rugby league footballer, most associated with

York York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...

. Originally a winger, he occasionally played centre, and later in his career he moved into the second row. He was also known to play as an emergency hooker.

Background

Geoff Pryce was born on 17 July 1961 in

Bradford Bradford is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Bradford district in West Yorkshire, England. The city is in the Pennines' eastern foothills on the banks of the Bradford Beck. Bradford had a population of 349,561 at the 2011 ...

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, England. He died on 5 December 2020 aged 59.

Career

He made his debut for York on 28 December 1980 against Swinton and was a member of the side that gained promotion 1981 and 1986 and the side that reached the semi-final of the 1984

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. He made a total of 286 appearances for York between 1980 and 1983, scoring 101 tries and 374 points. He scored a hat trick on his Yorkshire debut on 26 May 1982 in a 22–21 win over Lancashire at Leigh. He is an inductee into the York Hall Of Fame.

Family

He was a member of a well known

rugby league playing family, including

Leon Pryce Leon Pryce (born 9 October 1981) is a professional rugby League coach who most recently coached Workington Town in League 1 and an English former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. A Grea ...

, Dennis Pryce,

Karl Pryce Karl Pryce (born 27 July 1986), also known by the nicknames of "Big Karl", and " Hightower", is an English former professional rugby league footballer, best known for playing for the Bradford Bulls. His usual position was on the . Pryce previou ...

and

Waine Pryce Waine Pryce (born ) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played as a er and also as a in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at international level for England 'A' and Jamaica, and at club level for the Castleford Tigers, Wakefiel ...

Style of play

He was described as "Best known for his tremendous strength, he was a strong runner, often taking several tacklers to stop him. He played on the wing, in the pack and everywhere in between throughout his time at York. His style of play – along with his approachable nature and huge smile – made him a fans’ favourite."

References

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