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Barry van Heekeren

Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator

Barry Van Heekeren

Personal information

Full name

Barry James Van Heekeren

Born

(1932-03-07)7 March 1932
Paddington, New South Wales

Died

25 January 2004(2004-01-25) (aged 71)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Playing information

Position

Hooker

Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1955	St. George	5	0	0	0	0

Coaching information

Club
Years	Team	Gms	W	D	L	W%
1968–73	Papua New Guinea	2	0	0	0	0

Source: Whiticker/Hudson

Barry Van Heekeren (1932-2004) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s.

Playing career

An Eastern Suburbs junior and lower grade player in the early 1950s, Barry Van Heekeren joined St. George third grade in 1955 and was used 5 times during the 1955 season in first grade. He later returned to Easts as an administrator, and after 30 years as Operations Manager at the Roosters, he was awarded Life Membership in 2002.^[1]

Coaching career

Known by the nickname 'Mocca', Barry Van Heekeren was also the coach of the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team in 1968 and 1973. ^[2]

Death

Barry Van Heekeren died on 25 January 2004.^[3]

References

^ Barry Van Heekeren: Death Notice, LU Forum https://forums.leagueunlimited.com/threads/roosters-mourn-loss-of-two-life-members.63485/
^ Rugby League Project Coaching reference https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/barry-van-heekeren/summary.html
^ SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Death Notice 28 January 2004