Roy Pollard Rugby player
Roy Pollard (27 August 1927 — 30 October 2012 (aged 85)) born in Wakefield district, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and '50s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Dewsbury, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5, he died in Wakefield.