Terence "Terry" H. Fogerty (29 June 1944 – 17 October 2013) was an English professional

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footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s, and

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ed in the 1980s. He played at representative level for

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, and Commonwealth XIII, and at club level for Halifax (two spells),

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and

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, as a or , and coached at club level for

. Fogerty is a Halifax Hall of Fame Inductee.

Background

Fogerty was born in

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, and made his mark as a with

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Rangers before turning professional, he was a

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, later he was a

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of several

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lic houses in Halifax, he died aged 69 in

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, and his funeral took place at

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at 11.15 am on Friday 29 November 2013.

Professional playing career

Halifax

Fogerty made his début aged 16 for Halifax against

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at Mount Pleasant,

on Tuesday 21 March 1961. He played at , in Halifax's 10–0 victory over

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in the 1963 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue,

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on Saturday 2 November 1963. Fogerty formed a great Halifax back row combination alongside

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and Charlie Renilson in the mid-1960s. He played, and was

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winning the

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in Halifax's 15–7 victory over St. Helens in the

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Final during the 1964–65 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 22 May 1965.Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 70 – 1964–65". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a Fogerty represented Commonwealth XIII while at Halifax in 1965 against New Zealand at Crystal Palace National Recreation Centre, London on Wednesday 18 August 1965. He represented

while at Halifax in 1966 against

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. Fogerty also won

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s for

while at Halifax.

Wigan

After Halifax had accepted an offer of £7,500 for him in 1966 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £293,500 in 2014). Fogerty started playing for

. Fogerty again represented

while at Wigan in 1967 against France. Fogerty played at , in Wigan's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at

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on Tuesday 17 December 1968. Fogerty played in Wigan's victory in the Lancashire League during the 1969–70 season.

Halifax

Halifax bought Fogerty back for £5,500 in 1969 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £174,600 in 2014). Fogerty played in Halifax's 22–11 victory over

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in the 1971–72 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1971–72 season at

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on Saturday 22 January 1972. He finished his second stint at Halifax at prop, from where he scored a record 12 tries in the 1972–73 season.

Rochdale Hornets

Fogerty had a spell with

, who paid £7,000 in 1973 for his services (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £139,100 in 2014). Fogerty played at , in Rochdale Hornets' 16–27 defeat by

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in the 1973–74 Player's No.6 Trophy Final during the 1973–74 season at

on Saturday 9 February 1974. Fogerty again represented

while at Rochdale Hornets in 1974 against France.

Coaching career

From May 1981 till January 1982 Fogerty was the coach of

Personal life

Terry Fogerty was married to Cheryl, they had children; the boxer, rugby league footballer, and actor;

Adam Fogerty Adam Heywood Fogerty (born 6 March 1969) is an English actor and former boxer and rugby league footballer. He is the son of rugby league footballer Terry Fogerty, who played in the 1960s and 1970s then coached in the 1980s. Early life Fogert ...

, and the basketball player, and rugby league footballer; Jason Fogerty.

References

External links

Statistics at wigan.rlfans.comVeteran duo made club a force to be reckoned withStars to spare in the golden period
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