Allan McMahon

Infobox rugby league biography
playername = Allan McMahon


fullname = Allan McMahon
nickname = Macca
dateofbirth = birth date|1954|8|9|df=yes
placeofbirth =
countryofbirth =
dateofdeath = death date and age|2003|5|24|1954|8|9|df=yes
placeofdeath = Wollongong
countryofdeath = Australia
height = convert|187|cm|ftin|abbr=on
weight = convert|99|kg|stlb|abbr=on
position = rlp|CE|FB
club1 = leagueicon|Balmain Tigers|16 Balmain Tigers
year1start = 1975
year1end = 1981
appearances1 = 110
tries1 = 28
goals1 = 10
fieldgoals1 = 0
points1 = 104
club2 = leagueicon|Newtown Jets|16 Newtown Jets
year2start = 1982
year2end =
appearances2 = 22
tries2 = 8
goals2 = 0
fieldgoals2 = 0
points2 = 24
club3 = leagueicon|Canberra Raiders|16 Canberra Raiders
year3start = 1983
year3end =
appearances3 = 18
tries3 = 5
goals3 = 0
fieldgoals3 = 0
points3 = 10
teamA = leagueicon|Australia|16 Australia
yearAstart = 1978
yearAend =
appearancesA = 0
triesA = 0
goalsA = 0
fieldgoalsA = 0
pointsA = 0
coachyear1start = 1988
coachyear1end = 1991
coachteam1 = leagueicon|Newcastle Knights|16 Newcastle Knights
coachgames1 = 81
coachwins1 = 33
coachdraws1 = 6
coachlosses1 = 42
coachyear2start = 1996
coachyear2end =
coachteam2 = leagueicon|Illawarra Steelers|16 Illawarra Steelers
coachgames2 = 22
coachwins2 = 8
coachdraws2 = 0
coachlosses2 = 14
source = [http://203.166.101.37/NRL08/playercareer.asp?lplayer=5611 NRL Stats] and [http://rugbyleagueproject.com/players/Allan_Mcmahon.html Rugby League Project]

Allan McMahon (9 August, 1954 [cite book|author=Gary Lester (editor)|title=The Sun Book of Rugby League - 1983|year=1983|publisher= "John Fairfax Marketing"|location=Sydney, New South Wales|isbn=0909558833|pages=page 16] - 23 May, 2003) was an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He was an Australian test player and a former coach of the Canberra Raiders, Newcastle Knights and Illawarra Steelers.

Playing career

He was a member of the 1978 Kangaroo Tour, and played a total of 148 games for the Balmain Tigers, Newtown Jets and Canberra Raiders.

Coaching career

After coaching the Raiders in their second season in 1983, McMahon was the first coach of the Knights, who joined the NSWRL in 1988. He was sacked during the 1991 season, and later coached the Illawarra Steelers. Despite signing a three-year contract, he was sacked at the end of the 1996 season, his first at the club.

Allan McMahon died in May, 2003, at his home in Wollongong. [cite news|author=James MacSmith|publisher="The Sydney Morning Herald"|title= Former league international dead at 47 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/24/1053585743728.html |accessdate=2008-10-06|date=2003-05-23]

ources

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* cite book|author=Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson|title=The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players|year=2007
publisher="Gary Allen Pty Ltd"|location=Wetherill Park, New South Wales|isbn=9781877082931|pages=pgs 386-387

References

External links

* [http://www.concreteboots.com/allan_mcmahon.htm Profile at Illawarra Steelers tribute website]