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
Died26 October 2022 (aged 75)
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
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| Full name | Keith Phillip Outten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 May 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2022 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
