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Hey, Vic; 1st Grade No: 296
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Name:
Hey, Vic
Born 1912 - Died 1995

Club(s):
Western Suburbs (Player: 1933-35 Coach: 1958-59), Parramatta (Player: 1948-49)

Position:
5/8th

New South Wales:
11 games

Queensland:
3 games

Australia:
Kangaroo Number: 185
6 Tests ( GB (3) 1933, GB (3) 1936. Two tries, 6 points)

Year Inducted in ARL Hall of Fame:
2004

In 2008, included in Australia's Top 100 Rugby League Players.





In 1933 Vic Hey hit the rugby league scene as hard as one of his trademark tackles. Unknown at the start of the year, he went straight into first grade and by the end of the year was on his way to Great Britain as part of the Kangaroo tour.

A magnificent player in attack Hey was also a noted defender whose nickname of "The Human Bullet" testifies to his toughness and determination.

Hey helped Wests win the 1934 premiership before switching to Toowoomba and winning Australian selection in 1936 from there.

At the end of that season he was lured to England, where he led Leeds to consecutive Challenge Cup victories. In England he won the admiration of all for his outstanding abilities and determination.

His status amongst British fans is exemplified by an answer given by one old timer, who said that he was good enough to replace the Queen on all postage stamps.

He returned to Australia to help Parramatta enter the competition in 1947 but his crowning glory was in 1950, when he coached Australia as they regained the Ashes for the first time in 30 years.

Hey passed away in 1995, by which time he had seen the fledgling Parramatta club grow to become a major premiership force.


Vic Hey played 27 matches for Wests, scored 18 tries, 1 goal for a total of 56 points.
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VIC HEY

BORN: November 18, 1912

PLAYED: 1933-49

POSITION: Five-eighth/Centre

CLUBS: Western Suburbs 1933-35. Toowoomba 1936. Leeds 1937-44. Dewbury 1944-47. Hunslet 1947. Parramatta 1948-49.

REPRESENTATIVE CAREER: NSW - 11 games, QLD - 4 games. Australia 29 games (6 tests). Kangaroo Tourist 1933-34.

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Vic Hey was a tough and durable five-eighth and a specialist defender who played in a sweeping role behind the first line of defence. He played for Wests' Premiership side of 1934, before moving to Queensland and then to England, where he made his mark at Leeds during World War II. Vic later became a successful coach, planning Australia's victory in the 1950 Ashes series.
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POSITION: Five-eighth

CLUBS: Western Suburbs 1933-35; Toowoomba 1936; Ipswich 1937; Leeds 1937-44; Dewsbury 1944-47; Hunslet 1947; Parramatta 1948-49. TESTS: 6 (1933-36) NSW: 11 (1933-35). QLD: 4 (1936)

In the mid-1980's veteran league journalists Tom Goodman and George Crawford declared Vic Hey to be Australia's greatest ever five-eighth. Playing at 86kg (13-and-a-half stone), Hey was both a mighty defender and a devastating attacking player. He could employ a sidestep or a swerve to evade the defence or, if necessary, use a crashing shoulder or hip to burst straight through it.

Born at Liverpool (NSW) in 1912, Hey played his first football on the SCG as a schoolboy in 1927. He was graded with Wests in 1932 and a year later, in his initial season in first grade, was a late inclusion in the fourth Kangaroo squad, following an injury to Ernie Norman. Just 21, Hey was a sensation on tour, playing in 26 of the 37 matches, including all three Tests.

Hey helped Wests to a premiership victory in 1934 and then accepted an offer to join Toowoomba. He played in the three Tests against England in 1936 and then, after half a season at Ipswich in 1937, accepted an offer of 1250 pounds to join Leeds. He stayed there for eight seasons, played also for Dewsbury and Hunslet, and earned a reputation as the most devastating five-eighth ever seen in England. He returned to Australia in 1948, joining the fledgling Parramatta club as captain-coach.

Hey coached Australia to Ashes victory over Great Britain in 1950 and 1954, and had later coaching stints at Canterbury and Wests.
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