John Hayes (rugby league)
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FullnameJohn Thomas Hayes
Born25 May 1939
Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia
Died24 September 2023 (aged 84)
PositionSecond-row, Prop, Hooker
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| Full name | John Thomas Hayes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1939 Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 September 2023 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John "Chow" Hayes (25 May 1939 – 24 September 2023) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Western Suburbs in the NSWRL competition, as a prop, hooker or second-row.
John Hayes was born in Marrickville and left school at 14 to pursue a career in panel beating and also as a professional rugby league footballer. He played his junior rugby league with a number of clubs most notably Granville where he caught the attention of Western Suburbs.
