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Clubroom => General Discussion => Topic started by: Curly3 on December 01, 2011, 11:32:13 am

Title: R.I.P. Arthur Beetson
Post by: Curly3 on December 01, 2011, 11:32:13 am

Mark taylor just mentioned on the cricket that Rugby League Immortal, Big Arthur has passed away from a heart attack.
One of my childhood heroes and a Rooster legend.
God speed big fella.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Arthur Beetson
Post by: firko on December 01, 2011, 11:48:05 am

Godspeed Big Fella....Not a tougher player donned a Rugby League jersey.
That's enough of a message for me to get rid of that excess 30kg :'(

Title: Re: R.I.P. Arthur Beetson
Post by: Curly3 on December 01, 2011, 11:59:51 am

I went and saw him & Tommy do one of their shows a few years ago and he put quite a number of  schooners away over the night, I managed to have a chat with him afterwards and his breathing was very laboured and I remember thinking then that given his considerable size that he just looked like a heart attack coming.
He definitely had a good time and was larger than life but gone way too soon at just 66.

Title: Re: R.I.P. Arthur Beetson
Post by: IT400C on December 01, 2011, 01:11:00 pm

Apparently he had a heart attack while excercising...

Title: Re: R.I.P. Arthur Beetson
Post by: Davey Crocket on December 01, 2011, 01:45:43 pm

Riding a pushbike......they dont come any tougher.....he was the man who put the State of Origin on the map.....I can still see that uppercut coming out of the scrum.....RIP big feller.