Dick Dunn
Centre/Lock
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2012
- Date of Birth:
- 10 August 1920
- Birthplace:
- Woollahra, NSW
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- Eastern Suburbs
- Date:
- 30 April 1938
- Opposition:
- Newtown
- Venue:
- Henson Park
- Representative:
- 1 game for Combined City (1940), 1 game for Sydney Seconds (1941), 2 games for NSW City Seconds (1941, 1946), 1 game for Army Firsts (1944), 1 game for Fighting Services I (1945), 1 game for Sydney Firsts (1945), 1 game for Australian Possibles (1946)
- Club:
- Eastern Suburbs (1938-1947)
Career
Milestones
- Eastern Suburbs Coach (1960, 1962-1963)
- Sydney Roosters Hall of Fame (2012)
Biography
Dick Dunn, Sydney Rooster #253, was a local centre who played in Easts’ final win over Canterbury in 1940 but it was for his phenomenal performance in the 1945 final that he is best remembered.
Playing lock, Dunn scored 19 of his side’s 22 points (three tries, five goals) in a brilliant effort to sink Balmain. Between 1938 and 1947 he played 134 games for Easts.
Hall Of Fame | Dick Dunn
Dunn coached the Club for 67 matches, in two stints over four seasons (1960-1963), guiding the side to the 1960 Grand Final, the Roosters' first since 1945.
He later became Vice President of the NSWRL, a chairman of the judiciary and co-manager of Australia’s tour of New Zealand in 1971. Dunn was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1986.
"They went bang, bang, bang and fortunately they just passed me the ball and I scored in the corner and that really won the game."
Dick Dunn On scoring the match winning try in the 1945 Grand Final
Hall of Fame Members
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