Cliff Lyons

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cliff Lyons
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 19, 1961(1961-10-19)
Age	63
Birthplace	Lake
Country	United States
Birth City	South Dakota
Horoscope	Libra

Cliff Lyons Biography

Cliff Lyons is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on October 19, 1961 in Lake, South Dakota, United States. Formerly a star player in the sport who was a member of players from the Australian as well as the New South Wales international teams.

He as well as He and Dai Young both played for Leeds. both played for Leeds.

Cliff Lyons (born 19 October 1961) is an indigenous Australian former international rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. A Clive Churchill Medallist and two-time Dally M Medallist, he made 309 first- grade appearances with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, winning grand finals with them in 1987 and 1996. Lyons also represented New South Wales and Australia, being part of the successful 1990 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France.

Lyons entered the NSWRFL Premiership for the first time with the North Sydney Bears midway through 1984, following his Riverina coach Greg Hawick. He made his first grade début for the Bears in Round 2 of the 1985 NSWRL season, playing five-eighth, and contributing a field goal in a 15-10 win over the Illawarra Steelers at the Wollongong Showground. He then played in England in the Australian off-season with stays with Leeds (1985–86) and Sheffield Eagles (1986–87).

The place he was raised is Narrandera, New South Wales.

Cliff Lyons Net Worth

Cliff Lyons is one of the richest Rugby Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cliff Lyons 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his professional rugby career by playing with his club the Gundagai Tigers in 1981.

His coaching journey began coaching the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the year 2012.

Born in Narrandera, New South Wales on 19 October 1961, Lyons played junior rugby league with Gundagai Tigers. As a teenager he moved to the Cronulla district as a boarder from Tregear near Mount Druitt. Lyons was graded as a second rower with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1981. He played with the Gundagai Tigers in the Group 9 competition for three seasons, from where he represented Riverina against New Zealand in 1982 and against Great Britain in 1984.

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Who is Cliff Lyons Dating?

According to our records, Cliff Lyons married to Beth Marion (m. 1938–1955). As of December 1, 2023, Cliff Lyons’s is not dating anyone.

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Lyons’ ability to set up tries for his support players with his unpredictable weaving runs saw him consistently win player awards, culminating in his ‘breakthrough’ season in 1990, age 29. After winning the coveted Gold ‘Dally M’ award for Player of the Year in the regular club season he received his call-up to the Australian team on the 1990 Kangaroo Tour of Great Britain and France. Australia lost the first Test 19-14 at Wembley Stadium (the Kangaroos first loss on English soil since 1978), and Lyons was thrust into the second Test side at Old Trafford. He repaid the faith shown in him by his former club coach Fulton by finishing one of the best team tries ever seen in a Test as Australia kept The Ashes alive with 14-10 win over Great Britain. He then produced a solid display in the third Test as Australia retained The Ashes with a resounding 14-0 win at Elland Road. He then went on to play in both winning Tests against France, being named man-of-the-match for the 34-10 second test win at the Stade Gilbert Brutus in Perpignan.

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Cliff Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Cliff Lyons celebrates birthday on October 19 of every year.

Cliff Lyons was particularly in his element in rugby league sevens competitions, winning the ‘Player of the Competition’ during Manly’s 1994 Sevens’ win and captaining an Aboriginal ‘Dream Team’ in the 1996 competition. Despite winning his second Gold ‘Dally M’ award in 1994, as well as becoming Manly’s first Rugby League Week “Player of the Year” since his coach Bob Fulton had won in 1975 (and the club’s last as of 2016), he missed selection for that year’s Kangaroo tour at the age of 33 in favour of younger players.

Who is Cliff Lyons?

Cliff Lyons is an indigenous Australian former international rugby league footballer who played for Manly from 1986-1999. A Clive Churchill Medallist and two-time Dally M Medallist, he made 309 first-grade appearances with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles, winning grand finals with them in 1987 and 1996.

Is Cliff Lyons married?

Cliff Lyons
Spouse(s)| Beth Marion ​ ​ ( m. 1938; div. 1955)​
Children| 2

Did Cliff Lyons play for Cronulla?

Lyons was graded as a second rower with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in 1981. He played with the Gundagai Tigers in the Group 9 competition for three seasons, from where he represented Riverina against New Zealand in 1982 and against Great Britain in 1984.

Who did Cliff Lyons play for?

Born in Narrandera, teenager Cliff Lyons came to the Cronulla district as a boarder from the Mount Druitt area (Tregear) and was graded as a second rower with the Sharks in 1981. He then played with the Gundagai Tigers for three seasons where he represented Riverina against NZ in 1982 and Great Britain in 1984.

Where is Cliff Lyons from?

Narrandera, Australia