Ron Coote
Lock/Second Row
Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2012
- Date of Birth:
- 25 October 1944
- Birthplace:
- Kingsford, NSW
- Nickname:
- Solid
- Debut Team:
- South Sydney Rabbitohs 1964, Eastern Suburbs Roosters 1972
- Date:
- 26 March 1972
- Opposition:
- Eastern Suburbs Roosters Debut vs Newtown Jets
- Venue:
- Henson Park
- Representative:
- 2 games for NSW City Firsts (whilst at the Roosters), 1 games as Captain of NSW City Firsts (whilst at the Roosters), 5 Interstate Matches for NSW (whilst at the Roosters), 2 Interstate Matches as Captain of NSW, 7 Test Matches for Australia (whilst at the Roosters)
- Clubs:
- South Sydney Rabbitohs (1964 - 1971), Eastern Suburbs Roosters (1972 - 1978)
Career
Milestones
- Sydney Roosters Captain (1972 - 1973)
- Harry Sunderland Medal (1974)
- NSWRL Player of the Year (1974, 1976)
- NSW Hall of Champions; 1970s (1986)
- Sydney Roosters Team of the Century (2000)
- NRL Hall Of Fame (2005)
- International Rugby League Hall of Fame (2005)
- NRL team of the 1970s (2003)
- Australian Rugby League’s 100 Greatest Players (2007)
- NSW Team of the Century (2008)
- Australian Rugby League Team of the Century (2008)
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame (2013)
- NSW Rugby League Hall of Fame (2017)
- Rugby League Immortal (2024)
Biography
Ron Coote, Sydney Rooster #625, was famous for his outstanding cover defence and low tackling technique and is widely considered as one of the nation’s finest footballers of the 20th century.
He was a key member of the Roosters back-to-back premiership-winning sides in 1974 and 1975 and played 109 games for the Tricolours.
Hall Of Fame | Ron Coote
After football, Coote remained involved with the game as a member of NSWRL judiciary for much of the 1990s.
In 2000 he founded the Men of League program which supports former players, officials and referees who have fallen on hard times and remains the program’s President.
He was inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2005, was named in the list of Australia’s 100 Greatest Players in 2007 to celebrate the code’s centenary year in Australia and went on to be named in the second-row in the Australian Rugby League's Team of the Century. He is a Member of the Order of Australia.
The Ron Coote Cup, contested annually by the Sydney Roosters and South Sydney Rabbitohs since 2007, is named in his honour.
"He was an absolute champion. On his best days he just blitzed them."
Don Furner Former Head Coach
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