Ern Cannon
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FullnameErnie Cannon
Born27 August 1921
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died7 December 2015 (aged 94)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
PositionHooker
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| Full name | Ernie Cannon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 August 1921 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 December 2015 (aged 94) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ern Cannon (27 August 1921 – 7 December 2015) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s. He played for Manly-Warringah in the NSWRL competition. Cannon was a foundation player for Manly-Warringah featuring in the club's first ever game.
Cannon was born in Pyrmont, a suburb of Sydney, in August 2921.[2] He served as a navigator during World War II. At the end of the war, he spent several months flying Australian prisoners of war back home. Cannon played in the local Manly competition before being selected to play for Manly-Warringah in 1947 as the club had been admitted into the NSWRL competition along with Parramatta.[2]