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Beetson, Arthur | | Nickname: Big Artie
Born: January 22, 1945
Died : December 1st 2011
Birthplace: Roma, Queensland
Position: Prop
Height: 188cm
Weight: 105kg
Playing Career
Club
- Redcliffe (1964-1965, 1981)
- Balmain Tigers (1966-1970) 74 matches, 6 tries
- Hull Kingston Rovers (England, 1968)
- Eastern Suburbs (1971-1978) 131 matches, 17 tries
- Parramatta Eels (1979-1980) 18 matches, 1 try
Representative
- New South Wales (1966-1977) 18 matches
- Queensland (1980-1981) 3 matches, 1 Origin
- Australia (1966-1977) 28 matches, 1 try
Coaching Career
Club
- Eastern Suburbs (1977-1978, 1985-1988, 1994) 165 matches
- Redcliffe (1981-1982)
- Cronulla-Sutherland (1992-1993) 44 matches
Representative
- Queensland (1981-1984, 1989-1990) 16 matches
- Australia (1983) 1 match
Honours
- Named in Australian Rugby League`s 100 greatest players
- Named prop in Australian Rugby League team of the century
- Named prop in Queensland Rugby League team of the century
- Named prop in Indigenous Australian rugby league team of the century
- 1987 Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).
- 2000 Australian Sports Medal
- 2001 Centenary Medal "for service to Australian society through the sport of rugby league".
- 2003 Inducted into Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame
- 2004 Named an "Immortal"
- 2008 Retrospectively awarded Clive Churchill Medal as Man of the Match in 1974 grand final.
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