Terry Hill: Australian rugby league mourns death of cult hero aged 52

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Terry Hill: Australian rugby league mourns death of cult hero aged 52
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NSW Origin and Kangaroos star, who was as much a star off the field as on it, reportedly dies from heart attack

The stout centre with an effervescent personality played for five Sydney clubs in a career spanning the end of the old NSWRL to the dawn of the merged

He was at his most dangerous just as the Super League war splintered the code, representing the Blues 14 times and the Kangaroos in nine tests, winning the World Cup in 1995.Read more “On behalf of everyone at the Sea Eagles, we offer our deepest and sincere condolences to Terry’s family and friends during this difficult time.His beaming smile and seemingly endless enthusiasm was a perfect fit for menswear retailer Lowes, for whom he starred in lightly comedic television advertisements for much of his playing career.

Hill was happy to make fun of himself, but through 246 top grade matches proved himself as one of rugby league’s most fierce competitors and effective right centres.In a famous Origin clash in 1999, he went nose-to-nose with Queensland enforcer Gorden Tallis.He started his career at Souths, but agreed to join Wests before the NSWRL draft forced him to play for the Roosters in 1991.

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