Barry van Heekeren
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| Full name | Barry James Van Heekeren | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 March 1932 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 January 2004 (aged 71) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Ken van Heekeren (brother) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Barry Van Heekeren (1932–2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.
An Eastern Suburbs junior and lower grade player in the early 1950s, Barry Van Heekeren joined St. George third grade in 1955 and was used 5 times during the 1955 season in first grade. He later returned to Easts as an administrator, and after 30 years as Operations Manager at the Roosters, he was awarded Life Membership in 2002.[1]
