Alan Rathbone
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Warrington, England
Westbrook, Warrington, England
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| Born | 20 October 1958 Warrington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 June 2016 (aged 57) Westbrook, Warrington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Loose forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Rathbone (20 October 1958 – 4 June 2016),[3] also known by the nicknames of "Action", and "Rambo", was an English amateur boxer, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Warrington Schoolboys, Great Britain Schoolboys, British Amateur Rugby League Association (BARLA) Under-19s, Great Britain Under-21s, Great Britain Under-24s, and Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh (two spells), Rochdale Hornets, Bradford Northern, Warrington, and Leeds, as a second-row, or loose forward.[1][4]
Alan Rathbone was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England. He grew up in Bewsey, Warrington, and worked as a painter at K. T. Painters in Warrington, after retiring from rugby league. He suffered from arthritis in his hand, knees, and shoulders due to the injuries he had sustained while playing rugby league. He died aged 57 in Westbrook, Warrington, Cheshire, and his funeral took place at 1pm on Thursday 30 June 2016 at Walton Lea Crematorium, Walton, Warrington.[5][6]