Henry Benton
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FullnameHenry Alexander Benton
Born18 March 1919
Townsville, QLD, Australia
Townsville, QLD, Australia
Died12 September 1989 (aged 70)
Ballina, NSW, Australia
Ballina, NSW, Australia
PositionHooker
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| Full name | Henry Alexander Benton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 March 1919 Townsville, QLD, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 September 1989 (aged 70) Ballina, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Henry Alexander Benton (18 March 1919 – 12 September 1989) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
Born in Townsville, Benton was a hooker, widely known by the nickname "Frosty".[2]
Benton won an Australia call up for the 1948–49 tour of Europe, becoming merely the second North Queenslander after Melville Glasheen to play for his country. The team had a stopover in Adelaide on the way over and Benton made his debut against South Australia. He featured in 10 minor matches in Great Britain and France.[3]
In 1949, Benton captained Townsville to the Foley Shield title.[4]