Wally Lewis

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wally Lewis
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1959(1959-12-01)
Age	65
Birthplace	Hawthorne
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Wally Lewis Biography

Wally Lewis is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on December 1, 1959 in Hawthorne, California, United States. The nicknames were “The King” and “The Emperor of Lang Park,” He was a five- eighth and lock. He was Inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame in 1999.

He was a winger alongside He played alongside winger Michael O’Connor on the Australian national team. on the Australian national team.

Walter James Lewis AM (born 1 December 1959) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He became a commentator for television coverage of the sport. A highly decorated Australian national captain, Lewis is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever players of rugby league. His time as a player and coach was followed by a career as a sports presenter for the Nine Network.

Lewis attended Brisbane State High School during the 1970s. In 1977 while still in high school, Lewis also played representative rugby union as a Centre, touring Europe and Japan with the Australian schoolboys team alongside the likes of Tony Melrose, Michael O’Connor, and all three Ella brothers Mark, Glen and Gary, all of whom went on to represent The Wallabies, while O’Connor would become a dual international when he played alongside Lewis for the Kangaroos.

He had his three kids: Lincoln, Jamie-Lee, and Mitchell.

Wally Lewis Net Worth

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

He was a member of the junior Queensland school teams as a child.

He was part of the Australian national team for rugby league from 1981 to 1991.

Lewis was born in Hawthorne, Queensland on 1 December 1959. His father, Jimmy, played first grade rugby league at wing or fullback for Brisbane clubs Wests and Souths, later becoming coach of the Wynnum-Manly club. His mother, June, was a Queensland representative netball player. When he was six years old, Lewis was playing rugby league with Cannon Hill Stars, usually at lock forward. He played in junior Queensland school teams, at times representing his state against New South Wales before a State or Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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Lewis made the run-on side for Queensland in the inaugural State of Origin match in 1980 at lock forward alongside his hero Arthur Beetson who at the age of 35 was playing in his first ever game for his home state. There were some in the press who questioned his selection, claiming he should have started from the bench with well performed Brisbane Wests lock Norm Carr in the starting side. Lewis however had a hand in Queensland’s first ever State of Origin try scored by Kerry Boustead. The following year a second State of Origin match was played, and captain-coach Arthur Beetson was a late withdrawal due to injury. In what proved to be a master stroke, Beetson coached the team from the sidelines and handed the captaincy over to 21-year- old Lewis who had moved from lock to play Five-eighth.

Facts & Trivia

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His form for Queensland in both the two games played under the old residence system, and the one Origin game in which he scored one of four Qld tries, saw him selected to make his Test début for Australia in 1981, playing five-eighth in a 43–3 win over France at the SCG. At the Australian team’s first training session (at Lang Park), coach Frank Stanton wasn’t impressed with Lewis’ fitness after he lagged behind in a set of 400 metre runs, though it was reported that Lewis wasn’t alone and only lock forward Ray Price had completed the runs without too much trouble. During the game Lewis had a chance to score his first test try. Backing up a line break, Lewis received the ball only 15 metres out with a clear path to the line. Hearing someone closing in from behind he passed the ball to his Halfback partner Steve Mortimer to score before he could be tackled. After scoring Mortimer questioned Lewis as to why he passed as there was no French player near him. Lewis later saw a television replay which showed it was in fact the match referee who he could hear behind him. Ironically, the try was Mortimer’s first test try in what was also his début test for Australia.

Top Facts about Wally Lewis

1. Wally Lewis is a former Australian rugby league footballer and coach.
2. He was born on December 1, 1959 in Hawthorne, Queensland.
3. Lewis played for the Brisbane Broncos and Gold Coast Seagulls.
4. He won eight State of Origin series with Queensland Maroons.
5. Lewis captained Australia to victory in the 1986 Kangaroo tour.
6. He was awarded the Golden Boot as world’s best player in 1984 and 1988.
7. Lewis was named Immortal of Australian Rugby League in 1999.
8. He coached the Gold Coast Chargers and Queensland Maroons teams.
9. Lewis has been diagnosed with epilepsy since his playing days.
10. His nickname is “The King” due to his dominance on the field.