Joe Riley
Athlete
1876 – 1954
Who was Joe Riley?
Joseph "Joe" G. Riley born in Sowerby Bridge, was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s, and rugby union coach of the 1890s, 1900s and '10s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Sowerby Bridge, and Halifax, as a Centre, Stand-off/Five-eighth, or Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 3 or 4, 6, or 7, and coaching rugby union at the newly established Halifax RUFC, after completing his playing career, with fellow Halifax Hall Of Fame Inductee Archie Rigg, Riley's death was registered in Halifax district, he is buried in Sowerby Bridge cemetery.
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