Stanton William "Stan" Root (1924 – 1973) was an Australian

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s.

Career

Graded from St George's victorious President Cup team in 1941, Stan Root had a long career at the

St. George Saint George (;Geʽez: ጊዮርጊስ, , ka, გიორგი, , , died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to holy tradition, he was a soldier in the ...

club that was interrupted by

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He finished his career as the captain/coach of

Narromine Narromine (Help:IPA/English, /næroʊmaɪn/) is a rural Australian town located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Dubbo in the Orana, New South Wales, Orana region of New South Wales. The town is at the centre of Narromine Shire. ...

Rugby League Club in 1952.

Personal life

Root was the son of rugby league player

Eddie Root Edward Alexander Root (26 June 1902 – 7 May 1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative forward, his club career was played in Sydney with ...

. He died at the age of 49 on 17 June 1973.Sydney Morning Herald DEATH NOTICE: 19/6/1973

References

1924 births 1973 deaths Australian rugby league players Australian rugby league coaches Australian military personnel of World War II Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers St. George Dragons players 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-1920s-stub