Sandy Orford Rugby player

Edwin J. "Sandy" Orford (5 December 1911 in Pontypool district - 1986) was a Welsh professional wrestler of the 1940s and '50s, wrestling trainer of the 1950s and '60s, and professional rugby league footballer of the 1930s and '40s, playing at representative level for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, and Bradford Northern, as a Second-row, i.e. number 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1912
Birth place
Pontypool

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Rugby player

former team
Bradford Bulls
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

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Sandy Orford on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php
  2. http://www.fightingspiritmagazine.co.uk/art/features/20/greetings-grapple-fans-big-daddy
  3. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Sandy_Orford/summary.html
  4. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/all.html
  5. http://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/alegendinourmidst.htm
  6. http://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/wrestlerso.htm#551569897
  7. http://www.wrestlingheritage.co.uk/wrestlerso.htm#552193206