1. William Keato was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Sydney' Western Suburbs from 1938 till 1950.
12 Facts About Bill Keato
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Bill Keato scored over 770 points to become Wests' all-time top point-scorer and goal-kicker.
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Bill Keato made his debut in the 1938 NSWRFL season without ever having played any junior rugby league.
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Bill Keato played just four games from 1943 to 1945.
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Bill Keato returned to Sydney in early 1946 after being released from the services.
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Bill Keato successfully argued that he would have played 100 games if it were not for his service record.
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Bill Keato played in the 1948 premiership-winning side, kicking a goal.
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Bill Keato twice scored the most points in the League for a season, in 1949 and 1950.
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Bill Keato was the Magpies highest scorer in seven seasons.
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Bill Keato was a nominee for the Wests Tigers team of the century, and was made a life member of the Western Suburbs club.
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Bill Keato was inducted into the Western Suburbs Magpies Hall of Fame in 2010.
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Bill Keato became the oldest living Magpies player, before he died in October 2012.