Keith Outten
Australian rugby league footballer
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Keith Outten (1947−2022) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s.
FullnameKeith Phillip Outten
Born25 May 1947
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died26 October 2022 (aged 75)
Croydon, New South Wales, Australia
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
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| Full name | Keith Phillip Outten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1947 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2022 (aged 75) Croydon, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
A five-eighth, Outten played four seasons with Balmain between 1968 and 1971. During this period, he won a premiership with the Tigers when he played five-eighth in the 1969 Grand Final.
Outten made a successful shift to the North Sydney Bears for three seasons between 1972 and 1974, before returning to Balmain for one final season in 1975. He captain-coached the rural club Yanco before retiring as a player.[2][3][4][5] He died on 26 October 2022 following a long illness at the age of 75[6]
