Australian international rugby league footballer and coach (1947–2021)
Bob Fulton AM
Personal information
Full name
Robert Fulton
Born
(1947-12-01)1 December 1947 Stockton Heath, Cheshire, England
Died
23 May 2021(2021-05-23) (aged 73)[1] Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position
Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1965
Wests (Illawarra)
1966–76
Manly
151
129
10
57
510
1969–70
Warrington
16
16
0
1
50
1977–79
Eastern Suburbs
50
18
16
2
88
Total
217
163
26
60
648
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1967–78
City Firsts
17
13
3
0
46
1967–78
New South Wales
16
14
0
0
42
1968–78
Australia
35
25
0
6
82
Coaching information
Club
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1980–82
Eastern Suburbs
78
48
4
26
62
1983–88
Manly
152
99
3
50
65
1993–99
Manly
153
105
3
45
69
Total
383
252
10
121
66
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
1989–98
Australia
39
32
1
6
82
City Firsts (September side) 1967
Source: [2][3]
Robert FultonAM (1 December 1947 – 23 May 2021[4]), also nicknamed "Bozo",[5] was an Australian international rugby league footballer, coach and later commentator.[2][3] Fulton played, coached, selected for and has commentated on the game with great success at the highest levels and has been named amongst Australia's greatest rugby league players of the 20th century.[6] As a player Fulton won three premierships with the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the 1970s, the last as captain. He represented the Australian national side on thirty-five occasions, seven times as captain. He had a long coaching career at the first grade level, taking Manly to premiership victory in 1987 and 1996. He coached the Australian national team in thirty-nine Tests. He was a New South Wales State selector and a national selector. He was a radio commentator with 2GB at the time of his death in 2021, aged 73. In 1981, he was selected as one of the initial four post-war "Immortals" of the Australian game and, in 2008, he was named in Australia's team of the century.
^"NRL world in mourning after death of rugby league Immortal Bob Fulton aged 73". Wide World of Sport. 23 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ ab"Statistics at yesterdayshero.com.au". yesterdayshero.com.au. 31 December 2009. Archived from the original on 4 October 2009. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"RIP, Bob Fulton: Legendary Immortal dies, aged 73". National Rugby League. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
^Walter, Brad (30 April 2008) "Country pick Bozo, Changa" Brisbane Times
^Peter Cassidy (22 February 2008). "Controversy reigns as NRL releases top 100 players". livenews.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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