Jump to content
 







Main menu
   


Navigation  



Main page
Contents
Current events
Random article
About Wikipedia
Contact us
Donate
 




Contribute  



Help
Learn to edit
Community portal
Recent changes
Upload file
 








Search  

































Create account

Log in
 









Create account
 Log in
 




Pages for logged out editors learn more  



Contributions
Talk
 



















Contents

   



(Top)
 


1 Rugby league  





2 Business  





3 Death  





4 References  














Nev Callaghan: Difference between revisions







Add links
 









Article
Talk
 

















Read
Edit
View history
 








Tools
   


Actions  



Read
Edit
View history
 




General  



What links here
Related changes
Upload file
Special pages
Permanent link
Page information
Cite this page
Get shortened URL
Download QR code
Wikidata item
 




Print/export  



Download as PDF
Printable version
 




Print/export  



















Appearance
   

 





Help
 

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 


Browse history interactively
 Previous editNext edit 
Content deleted Content added
→‎Rugby league: added pic, corrected date of Nev Callaghan Stand opening/naming (2008, not 2005)
mNo edit summary
Line 51: Line 51:

{{reflist}}

{{reflist}}



[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]

[[Category:Rugby league players from Queensland]]

[[Category:Sportspeople from Rockhampton]]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Callaghan, Nev}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Callaghan, Nev}}

[[Category:1936 births]]

[[Category:1936 births]]

[[Category:2016 deaths]]

[[Category:2016 deaths]]

[[Category:Australian rugby league players]]

[[Category:Queensland Reds players]]

[[Category:Rugby league players from Rockhampton, Queensland]]


Revision as of 17:15, 3 January 2022

Personal information

Full nameNeville Alan Callaghan
Born(1936-02-17)17 February 1936
Rockhampton, Queensland
Died3 December 2016(2016-12-03) (aged 80)
Rockhampton, Queensland

Playing information

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1950 Colts ?
1951–59 Fitzroys ?
Total 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1956 Central Queensland 1
1959 Queensland 1

Neville Alan Callaghan (17 February 1936 – 3 December 2016) was an Australian rugby league player, who played one representative game for Queensland in 1959.[1][2]

Rugby league

Spectators in the Nev Callaghan Stand at Browne Park watching an NRL match between the St. George Illawarra Dragons and the North Queensland Cowboys in 2021

Born in Rockhampton, Callaghan became interested in rugby league as a primary school student when Cyril Connell Jnr. took up a teaching position at Allenstown State School in 1947.[3]

After playing the sport at school, Callaghan rose through the junior rugby league grades through the 1950s while playing for local clubs Colts and then Fitzroys.[4] He was acknowledged as being Fitzroys' most improved junior player in 1954.[5]

In 1956, he represented Central Queensland when he played in the second row against New Zealand at the Rockhampton Showgrounds during the 1956 New Zealand rugby league tour of Australia.[citation needed]

Callaghan's career highlight came in 1959 when he was selected to play as a hooker for Queensland in the second game of the 1959 Interstate series at Lang Park on 30 May 1959 as a replacement for an injured Noel Kelly. Playing in a team alongside Elton Rasmussen, Bob Banks, Barry Muir, Paul Pyers, Dud Beattie, Henry Holloway and Jim Paterson, it was seen that Callaghan had a promising rugby league career.[3]

However, that same year Callaghan decided to retire from the sport at the age of 24 due to issues with his knees and his desire to go into business.[4] In later years, Callaghan openly expressed regret at the premature end to his rugby league career.[6] In 2012, Callaghan said he "retired too early" because he "couldn't afford to get hurt".[6]

Despite this, Callaghan continued his involvement with rugby league in Rockhampton.[7] In 2008, a new undercover seating area at Browne Park was named the Nev Callaghan Stand in his honour, in recognition of his service to the sport.[3]

Business

With Mick Docherty, Callaghan established a local automotive dealership in Rockhampton called DC Motors in 1959.[8] The business grew to become a respected company in Central Queensland which continues to trade although Docherty died in 1981 with Callaghan selling the business in 2006.[9]

Death

Callaghan died on 3 December 2016, prompting tributes from various sporting, political and community figures.[3][4][6][8]

References

  1. ^ "Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ "Queensland team (Game 2)". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ a b c d Gately, Michelle (4 December 2016). "'A heart as big as Phar Lap': Nev Callaghan remembered". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ a b c Holdsworth, Matty (7 December 2016). "Remembering a league legend". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  • ^ "Fitzroy Football Club's Victory Social". The Morning Bulletin. 18 October 1954. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  • ^ a b c Kennedy, Alan (8 February 2012). "League is for life says Callaghan". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  • ^ Paradies, Kara (15 June 2012). "Getting pumped for televised game". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  • ^ a b Pearce, Frazer (7 December 2016). "Nev Callaghan: A life full of humour, hard work and loyalty". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  • ^ Lightfoot, Jenny (28 June 2013). "Workplace more like being with extended family at DC Motors". The Morning Bulletin. Retrieved 29 July 2021.

  • Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nev_Callaghan&oldid=1063550890"

    Categories: 
    1936 births
    2016 deaths
    Australian rugby league players
    Queensland Reds players
    Rugby league players from Rockhampton, Queensland
    Hidden categories: 
    Articles with short description
    Short description is different from Wikidata
    All articles with unsourced statements
    Articles with unsourced statements from July 2021
     



    This page was last edited on 3 January 2022, at 17:15 (UTC).

    This version of the page has been revised. Besides normal editing, the reason for revision may have been that this version contains factual inaccuracies, vandalism, or material not compatible with the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.



    Privacy policy

    About Wikipedia

    Disclaimers

    Contact Wikipedia

    Code of Conduct

    Developers

    Statistics

    Cookie statement

    Mobile view



    Wikimedia Foundation
    Powered by MediaWiki