Frank Cottle
Australian rugby league footballer
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Full name | Frank Alan Cottle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1920-12-21)21 December 1920 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[citation needed] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 17 February 1992(1992-02-17) (aged 71) Forster, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Whiticker/Hudson |
Frank Alan Cottle (21 December 1920 – 17 February 1992) was an Australian rugby league player who played in the 1940s and 1950s.
Playing career
A Norths junior from the Cremorne club, Cottle played nine seasons with North Sydney between 1940-1951.
War service saw Cottle miss the 1943, 1944 and 1945 seasons. He later went on to captain North Sydney and was a popular clubman during his time at the club.
Cottle was also selected to play for New South Wales on three occasions during 1947, and also represented City Firsts between 1947-1948.[1]
Cottle died on 17 February 1992, aged 71.[2]