Bernard Prior
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FullnameBernard Prior
Born12 May 1934
Leeds, England
Died17 June 2012 (aged 78)[1]
Oulton, West Yorkshire, England
Height5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)
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| Full name | Bernard Prior | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 May 1934 Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 17 June 2012 (aged 78)[1] Oulton, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 12 st 3 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Prior (12 May 1934[4] – 17 June 2012) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Leeds, Hunslet and Wakefield Trinity, as a hooker,[2] and coached at club level for Bison ARLFC (Bison in Stourton, Leeds).
Bernard Prior was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, he was a pupil at Hunslet St Joseph's, and was selected for Hunslet Schools' R.L. and Yorkshire County, he worked as an electrician, he ran a newsagent's shop on Parnaby Road, Hunslet, and he died in Oulton, West Yorkshire.