Jack Sewell (rugby league)
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| Full name | John T. Sewell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | c. 1926 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 28 April 1955 (aged 29) Staincliffe General Hospital, Dewsbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John T. Sewell (c. 1926 – 28 April 1955) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played at club level for Leeds City Boys ARLFC, Dewsbury and Batley, as a prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.[1]
Playing career[edit]
Sewell was transferred from Dewsbury to Batley in November 1949, he played his last match for Batley, against Widnes at Naughton Park, Widnes on Saturday 24 March 1951, he sustained a head injury in the first-half of this match, and complained of a headache at half-time, but completed the match, however on the return journey by motor coach he became unconscious, and later suffered paralysis down one-side of his body, and aphasia (Loss of the ability to produce and/or comprehend language), and was subsequently transferred from Staincliffe General Hospital (near his home on Willians Road (off Halifax Road), Dewsbury) to Leeds General Infirmary, 4-years later he subsequently died from complications arising from his injury.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ John Roe (15 December 2014). "Sermons from the Mount". Scratching Shed Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-0992991777
- ^ (10 May 1951). Brain operation likely on injured Batley footballer. The Yorkshire Post. ISBN n/a