Rugby League Great Sir Billy Boston Dies at 92 After 571-Try Career
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 25
Rugby League Great Sir Billy Boston Dies at 92 After 571-Try Career
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Aug 25
Summary
Sir Billy Boston, the first rugby league player knighted in the sport’s 130-year history, has died at 92, weeks after the death of his wife Lady Joan.
571 career tries made the Cardiff-born winger one of rugby league’s greatest scorers, including 478 in 488 games for Wigan and 24 in 31 appearances for Great Britain.
1960 brought his World Cup triumph with Great Britain, and he had already become the first black British player to tour Australia and New Zealand with the 1954 side.
2025 brought a knighthood from King Charles after a dementia diagnosis, capping a career also honored by an MBE, Hall of Fame induction and statues in Wigan and Cardiff.